[ Good thing she isn't a mind reader, because the self-deprecating comments wouldn't have flown and definitely earned him a flick to the back of the head. Maybe that would have been effective in having it fly out of his head when it wasn't warranted at all. Thankfully she hasn't developed any sort of telepathic powers and instead gives him a teasing smile. ]

Well if I were, you can be rest assured that I wouldn't even charge you interest.

[ In reality she'd probably refuse to take anything back in kind, unless you counted some chores "in kind".

Hearing that Jayden held similar habits to ones he held back home is worrying to say the least and she gives him a look. She doesn't likes hills as much as the next person but this discussion is certainly helping to distract from the fact that they have to walk up it. At least they're almost at the top. ]

What are you doing in your room all the time anyway? Clearly not reading up on submarine repair.