While it was true and JJ wasn't usually shy, this was about something real. If she took her normal, jokey approach to it, it might come off as flippant. "Well we tried it once and it didn't work, though I'm less busy these days. Now that I'm established I can be more picky with my clientele. I suppose I thought you wouldn't want to go back there. Was- Was I wrong?" she asked, smiling over at him. Nicholas kept silent, letting them have their moment.