Greg purses his lips, then smiles faintly. "Well, if that's the lesson you got from her, I better take it from the experts."

Taking in a deep breath, Greg sits up straighter in his chair and scratches at his mossy hair. "Sorry to make you go back to basics on this stuff. Sometimes I forget just how much you already know about this kind of thing."

He feels a little bit lousy for bringing down the mood further on an already tense morning... but he already feels a little better for admitting his fears.