"Yeah, yeah. We may act stupid but sometimes, we know," he replied, winking at her. "Parker would give me that look just before I got into the kitchen and found milk spilled everywhere from Oreo dunking gone wrong." He shook his head slowly.
"I try. Hey, I believe a woman can defend herself as much as the next guy, but it doesn't mean I don't try to help her out if I can either." He held up his hands.