He held his breath when Jo disrupted his thoughts with the promise of ice cream.
"Ooh! Yeah! Should be a spoon in the sink from my cereal. I'll just reuse it," he said, turning to the kitchen with extreme gratefulness that he was able to do so after Maxine had healed his ribs and clavicle.
"Ooh! Ooh! And I like the road more than the rocky. Can I have an...interstate with a few...pebbles?" he asked, innocently.