Stephanie simply rolled her eyes and continued eating her dinner, her appetite undiminished by all she'd had so far. In fact, in many significant ways, it'd only increased.

"I'm not really sure what you're talking about there, but I'll assume it's a compliment of some sort." She grinned. Because if it wasn't, well, she knew just where he was ticklish. And where he didn't like to be poked.

"What now, darling?" Stephanie replied in a nearly pitch-perfect faux-Received Pronounciation. "What's this about a stiff lip?"

One of the things she missed about him more than anything, honestly, was the ability to be silly and not feel like it was a liability.