It was a weird question but a serious one for him. It would ultimately determine his next move. Her answer was not what he'd expected which would have made him drop his influence without second thought. What she did say kind of made that party in his stomach come back, like when you dropped on a roller coaster.
"Oh my God" he said through gritted teeth (he'd been holding his jaw tightly together on that response), his hands gripped her face with a big wet kiss right on her lips. It wasn't romantic but it made him bounce. He started kissing her cheeks playfully. He finally let her go and turned the tables back on her tattoo placement.