"Ms. Adler. Thank you." Jim doesn't know how not to react, even when he thinks he's doing a pretty good job of not reacting.

He raises his eyebrows, still smiling as he releases her hand. "Ah. Was yours a household that subscribed to that whole 'children should be seen, not heard' thing? My stepdad tried it." His voice drops a little, mock conspiratorially. "It didn't stick."