Regardless of how old the joke was, it would never be too old to her. It was just part of their banter. No matter how long it had been between she and Steve, there were certain habits they could fall back into without there being any problem. Every so often they had other issues that needed to be addressed, but for the most part Steve seemed to understand her more than anyone else she thought she was close to.
"I didn't think you were the type to need your ego stroked," she answered, a slightly embarrassed tone that she couldn't really place in her voice.