Mmm, good point. [He said before another shiver of distaste ran through him, causing him to take another sip of his bourbon.]

I honestly can't tell if it's that bad because it's been too long period, or because I spent too much time having better whiskey in the past.

[He didn't like to admit it, but he did miss some of the finer things he used to enjoy when he was a famous neurosurgeon.

It was impossible not to laugh at her use of the valley girl accent: it seemed so far remove from who she really was, and the alcohol running in his vein was clearly making it harder to keep a straight face.]

All right, I can see how weaker minds can be fooled by that.

[He tilted his head to one side, clearly intrigued despite her dismissal of his blue eyes, even if they were one hell of a set.]

So tell me, what does it for you, then?

[Stephen shook his head lightly:]

Nah-huh, you are not getting me in a corset. It's the one fashion trend I really don't think I can pull off.