Jax gave Dexter a sarcastically shocked look, turning the same to Natalie before letting it die down into her near-trademark smirk. "I'm pretty sure he says that to all the girls," Even so, she bowed her head to him once. "I'll stay to make sure you don't blow the guest to shreds, fine."
Another drink of beer, and she actually seemed to remember her manners. "So, how was Christmas?" She was obviously speaking to Natalie, as she and Dexter had spent a rather... eventful Christmas over at their Caretaker's, Dex's brother. "The wards behaving?"