"A top hat would just look tacky. Maybe a good suit with a bow tie...how well can you wear a monocle, Billy? That's essential for the image I've got in mind," she said, although she didn't tell him that the image made for a great source of hilarity. That probably didn't need saying.

"Besides, after what I just put you through, I owe you more than a ride. Maybe a mountain of pillows to rest on and, uh, whatever I can cook up. There may or may not be enough things in my fridge to do that at the moment." She gave him a half-cocked grin. "How do you feel about ordering in?"