She tilted her head to the side and raised one shoulder ever so slightly in an acknowledgement of his thanks. Her mouth quirked into something that resembled a smile at his sarcasm. Secretly, she liked it when Hal was sarcastic. It made him more...Hal and less someone so carefully controlled she couldn't see anyway of ever getting under his skin in a good way.

"I spent my entire life picking up after my brothers and dad. I got no intention of spending my unlife doing it."

She grinned, the tip of her tongue coming between her teeth for a moment. "Besides, what would be your purpose then? And I spent the day tagging along with Tom. Got him to turn a brilliant shade of red when I started rambling 'bout women's knickers."