He did not miss that in addition to everything else, she wiped her hands off on her pants. And not just any pants, either. Truly this was a girl who was meant to hang with the boys.
"Oh come on, Dinah", he said, reaching over and nudging her upraised knee a bit. "Of course you can think about it. I know it is not an easy decision to make, and that it would require the sacrifice of time and energy that you probably don't have much of to begin with. Right now I just appreciate that you are taking the time to think about it. Beyond that..."
He gave a shrug, released her knee, and leaned back to grab another slice.
"...I'm not going to pressure you. And there will be no hard feelings either way, alright? Although I will require you to continue to come see me at least once a week regardless so we can keep this up."
He ate some of the pizza thoughtfully a moment, swallowed, and added, "Also, food for thought. There are some skills that you will never master until you have to teach them to someone else. Because that's just the best way there is to learn."
"Anyway", he went on, changing the subject so that she could think about his offer, "I figure the next couple times you call the stipulations. Whatever you want. Just let me know if it is something too fantastic that would require some sort of prep work beforehand."