She chuckled at that, watching him slide the car easily into the sparse early morning traffic. "Very diplomatic save there, Phil. And I'll be the first to admit that I can be very demanding, given the right circumstances."

Biting back a grin, she turned to look out the window, wondering what else the day was going to throw at her with such an invigorating start so far. "I might use my lunch hour for a nap, but only if the day's slow."