He watched her twirl the rose between her hands, smirking just slightly; score one for Ray's romantic training. For once, though, Mark wasn't just out for trying to 'get the girl'. He took her complaints about men as a challenge of sorts, and Mark took it upon himself to dispell her thoughts. And if he met a friend in the process, so be it.
Mark nodded thoughtfully, at her words, listening as intently as he could while navigating the pedestrian traffic of the downtown city block. "It gets easier after you do ti a few times. I haven't been on a plane since arriving here,"