Nikolai bit back a smile when she tensed. He didn't need to convince anyone of anything. He knew he was an asshole. He'd been told it enough times after all. "Yeah. You were definitely bugging me. But I don't hurt girls unless they actually deserve it. Some crazy bitch attacks me first, I'm going to punch her. You didn't do that."
Okay, he kind of liked having her like this and he realized particularly then that he was really, really not dead. Clearing his throat a little he let her go and stepped away, finishing off the sweet cream bun without another word. Yeah, none of that there. He could be a hypocrite everywhere else except there.