"You're smart. I think you could find a way to make it work." He wasn't just saying that, Benjy really did believe that. She was very talented, and he wouldn't be surprised to hear her over the wireless one day.
Benjy was all smiles when Ava was handed over to him. There was just something about having a baby in your arms that just cheered you up. And even though he really missed being around Newt and seeing him every day, Ava was something special too. He cooed at her before throwing the towel over his shoulder and gently bouncing her while patting her back to get her to burp. Baby humans were just so weird and amazing. His whole demeanor changed.
He did shoot Rose a look though at her question. He knew she was just trying to be friendly, but his hours at work cut really close to all the problems in his life, not that Rose needed to know that. "Probably an early grave." Benjy still thought, at least once a day, about quitting. He just didn't know what he would fall back on if he did.
"I don't think department heads get breaks. Do we? No." He was talking to Ava now, watching her drool on the towel.