Lilo actually quite liked the bitterness when it was on Teja. Just as she was smiling and leaning into it, she felt him pull away. Blinking, she opened her eyes and saw him looking disturbed and shying away.
She sat back in her own seat and sighed. "If Cass shot you, I'd beat the crap out of him. Really, permanent paralysis. I can make my own choices. I'm bigger than he is, and I'm older. I know better." She folded her arms and took a sip of her own coffee. She was pretty sure that the reason was that Teja just didn't want to. Which was what she'd suspected. "I'm glad that Daddy's handling things all right," she murmured. Quick subject changes were not her forte and tended to end up being painfully obvious.