"It's adequate bossing," he said with a shrug. "You look happy doing it. And not happy to be doing it, just happy."

Which was good. Raleigh happy was very, very good as far as he was concerned. It seemed like she needed as much happiness as she could get.

"I will know, once you keep your ass on that stool and explain to me how to do it," he warned, knowing what she intended.