Nodded at his assessment, thankful for the honesty. "Please be gentle with her. That's all I'm asking. Having a normal anything would be a new thing for her, and you do seem like you'd be fun to date." He deserved honesty from her in return. "Hopefully things will go well. I can't have my guinea pig getting stabbed in a painful breakup."
Laura seemed like the kind of person who wouldn't take breaking up well if she became too attached.
She shook her head, expression lightening again. "There, now that we've got the serious business out of the way, we can resume our regularly scheduled non-threatening conversation."