Demetri smiled at him. "I know you are. And you should be able to take care of yourself." He smoothed out Nell's hair a bit more. "Nell, it's one thing to be business, and another to be cruel and mean for the sake of being cruel and mean. Do you know what I'm saying?" He wanted to ask what had happened, but part of him feared that it would only add to his anger toward the Russian, and another part had a feeling it hadn't settled well with Nell either. Demetri hugged him again.