"Of course it's ok." Daniel smiled at her. He really was glad to see her. His smile faltered slightly at the mention of Jessie not being here. "I..." He sighed and shook his head. It was no use trying to deny it. He and Angel had grown to know each other pretty well and she had already seen him pretty much as his worse.
"How about that drink?" She hadn't given him an answer before, so he tried again, anything to avoid focussing on the fact that there wasn't a small, seven-year-old asleep upstairs right now. At least for a while before Angel asked him directly how he was.