[He didn't think she was rude in the lease. She was making him a home-cooked meal, the least he could do was answer her questions. And she was a friend of Cris's - it was a strong vote in her favor, so far as trust was concerned.]
An OBGYN? That's no small task. Makes detective work look simple by comparison. [When he was young, he'd thought about becoming a doctor, but only briefly. That life was not for him. As a detective, he could work to get justice for people who badly needed it, and feel some small assurance in the power of the law behind him. But the power of a doctor over life and death, that he did not need or want.] And for the women who need it most. With energy to spare to make waffles, color me terribly impressed.