Amanda blinked, brow knitting for a second as she considered his words, memories of a couple dozen-odd people in her high school years daring each other to ask her out, with both platonic and romantic intentions always turning out to be cruel jokes, weighing up against the reality of this sunshine-filled moment. If she were half as cynical as Nick--okay, she wouldn't even be here. But how long had it been, really, since she'd spent time with anyone who wasn't family or Mary and wasn't connected in some way to her work?

That…wasn't something an equation she particularly wanted to solve right now, pretty sure the answer would be pretty depressing.

"...would you believe I've actually never had coffee before?" she said in answer, grinning.