Bruce's cheeks went bright red and he tried to hide it in the bowl. He had had in the past a kind of crush on Pepper. It seemed really inappropriate to talk about what with the given circumstances.
"I just meant that, I couldn't do it." He said pouring himself and Jess a glass of wine. and spooning another mouth full of stew into his mouth. "You make something that I find very hard look so easy. Effortless. You're naturally business savvy...I'm not trying to be weird or anything just an observation. For whatever reason you're here, I'm happy you are."