Subtle as an A bomb...:D
"Of course I like her. She's..." He stopped, tongue stuck, realizing very quickly that wasn't the kind of 'like' Mia was asking about. He could feel heat creeping up his neck.
He was saved only by the staff member dropping off his drambuie. He picked it up and downed it with a single gulp, handing the empty glass back. "I will definitely need three more of those."
"... I'll bring you a highball of it? Be right back," the staff member said while handing Mia her drink. She took his card and hurried off.
"Now, um, Simmons and I are coworkers, and she's my best friend. I cannae emphasize that enough. My best friend. And yes, she's likeable. To a lo' o' wrong people as well as right. So I won't ask what all she gets up to. If she's happy and safe, 'ats wot I care abou'."