"If quirks are adorable why ask me if I'm overthinking and then chastise me for it? albeit gently..." she said softly but then she arced a brow at him. Thinking not so much about demoting her. Did that mean what she thought it meant, or was it him just being funny, or why did it sound so backwards. She looked more confused than relieved and perhaps a little uncertain too, as if maybe she had misunderstood him and thought that he was actually considering demoting her to mere friend, thus no more dates.. just hanging out. Hmm.. she just wasn't sure.
She tried to laugh it off though in the next few moments. "Hey, you can't threaten to demote me to friend and then start extoling the virtues of dating a Russian. That's like talking about how good the brownies are and then eating the last one without sharing!" She huffed a little sigh and crossed her arms over her chest. "At least I have you Lockheed. You like me right?" She nuzzled the dragon's nose a bit and then laughed. "Big, butch, cuddly man.. that sounds like that gay bear fetish thing."