"Sure, you say that to all the girls," she laughed. Mary cocked her head to look up at Slater teasingly as his hands went round her waist. "Although I suppose that means if I asked you very sweetly for a lemon ice and the chance to hear what you've been up to lately, I'd be abusing you terribly..."
She giggled at his reassurance no the part. She wasn't about to say any more on that count- she wanted to get it by herself without anyone encouraging the director.