"Yes," she said. "You have been here for me more than you know... if that isn't a friend, I don't know what is," she said simply. She took the wine and took a sip of it, then went back to picking daintily at her food. "I like you very much. You're easy to talk to, you're easy to pose for as an artist, and I wouldn't have it any other way." No, it was more than just him hiding her. It was a myriad of different things that were piling up in his favor.