She flushed, laughing a little and shaking her head at the strange term of endearment. "I don't know, I can't fly all the time, you know."

She shifted the chair a little closer, taking one of the strands of his hair between her fingers and giving him a more serious look. "You can't really expect me to just sit here and go 'oh yeah, okay, you're lying in what's basically a hospital bed, no big deal."