"Petes, you of all people should know that what gets published isn't what really is going on." She pauses and shrugs as she adds, "Okay, recently hasn't been the best for you and your PR, but even still, that'll smooth over." Of course he'd stick around, he had people to worry about, and had a sense of stubbornness that would end him in an uncomfortable way. She sighed and nodded. "Hon, soon as I can limp well, I am gone and out of your turf, just in case this gets messy. Don't need you implicated because of who you know."