"Death's made me bold." He grins at her. "You'd think with all the people here, I'd have better luck than I do. So I have to turn to teasing, just to keep my skills honed."

The truth is that he's always kind of liked Faye. There's something about her that's attractive, an edge of vulnerability mixed with this veneer of toughness. He liked her even though she shot at him.

He'd never let something as simple as a gun be a stumbling block.