Her memory brings about a large smile to his face. The affection with which she speaks is enough to give anyone warm fuzzy feelings, and it's hard not to be charmed by it.

"That sounds like a wonderful partnership." He pauses to look around and then lowers his voice to say, "If you want to take your leave at all I promise I'll cover for you. It's not as nice as leaving with a young handsome man, of course."