"If... that's okay with you." Her mention of the neighborhood made sense. No one would probably bother him if he did go home late. There were easier targets and if anyone mistook him for 'easy', they'd be in for more of a fight than they probably wanted.
Her smile was gorgeous. Jeff smiled back, still working on her foot.
"Then I'll stay," he said. "So your conscience will be okay."
The thought that he wouldn't be alone tonight was comforting.
(ooc: And sorry, I seem to be HTML challenged today... And spelling challenged. And will be AFK for a bit after this.)