He pointed at her. "Keep it up and someday someone might actually fall for that," he replied.
Lindsey started to speak, took in the breath, paused as he regarded his answer for a few more seconds, then finally answered. "It's complicated. That's not a brush off. It really is."
He pulled his phone out of his pocket and flipped it open, pushing a few buttons to bring a new contact entry up. "You have a phone?" he asked.