"She taught me how to sew and cook, do the domestic things I actually quite enjoy doing... And you know you don't need to drop hints, Pony, she adores you already for some weird reason," she smiled when she said that and reached out to touch his arm. "No, really... thank you." And she smiled a genuine, toothy smile. "I had better put this in the cart... Here... You pick out dinner and I will make it. Let's see how great you can haggle." She offered him the remainder of the budget. This was the first time she'd splurged on a few things, so the food budget was a little tighter than intended. "What do you say?" There was laughter dancing warmly in her eyes as she issued the challenge. Would he accept?