"That's fine. You just let me know ahead of time and I'll set aside some extra time for her." Jesse had discovered he was better with kids that he expected to be. at least, he was good with ones who were also criminals and had issues. A normal kid might be different but he was willing to try.
"I ain't keepin' ya from more work am I?" he asked, realizing that he was chatting up a storm to someone who was fairly important around here. He liked chatting but he didn't want to keep her if she was busy. That'd be real rude.