He rubbed her shoulders lightly. "I hope so. I've had a little practice."
Mostly with women who were terrifyingly powerful. Knowing she couldn't knock him through a wall barehanded helped him become a little more confident with her. "Flirting is a useful skill. It can get you a job, it can get you discounts on almost anything, and you could probably turn men into slobbering piles of jelly with a single look, if you wanted to."