"I'm kidding!" Roger said the very minute Melinda pulled away. He threw his hands up as if he were surrendering. Frowning, he slid off his bar stool and reached out for Melinda's hand. How come they could make fun of him for supposedly being full of himself and yet he couldn't tease her? He wasn't going to make that argument right now though, he was hardly stupid. "You're a brilliant at what you do, love. everyone knows that."