Natasha laughs at that, a little more honestly. Somehow his suggestion takes her unaware. "Are you suggesting we should go out and watch some male strippers instead?" she asks, her voice mellow and arch. "Because I was all right with the yogurt before, but now that's looking a little pale."

She tweaks Lily's ear as her expression settles again.

"Is he a friend of yours? I ran into him once, a while back. He seems interesting. Not what I'm used to."