"I'm teasing you," he said, grinning, but he found Cordy's smile to be pleasing. "That's an excellent compromise, my dear, thank you for your consideration. And your consistent and apparent protection," he added, at Cordy's last few words. He glanced down at her hand, then realized belatedly what she was doing, Fritz lifting his arm to curl his pinky around hers.
"I expect nothing less from you," he intoned, deliberately overdramatic.
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