"All things considered, that's remarkably brave of you," she replied in regard to him trusting her judgement. Then again, she wasn't the sort to drag kids into the middle of ... anything, and she wasn't going to take out whatever this was on his son.
"But I'll see what I can do." She wondered if the boy liked to read, and bet not. Kids never seemed to actually like reading, so she'd stick on the safe side and see what she could find for an eight year old alien-lover. It wasn't something she was horribly familiar with, but she was also remarkably charming and she was certain anyone in the store would be happy to help her out.
Plus, she'd use her judgement and then she'd see what Don thought of what her judgement had wrangled, and that was bound to be another interesting encounter. "If I try to leave now are you going to call me back again?" She asked with perhaps the faintest teasing edge to her voice. "Or am I free to go this time?"