"A few" can be either three or four, [ he can't help correcting, although there's still a smile hovering around his lips and eyes. the urge to lean down and kiss her shouldn't be as surprising to him as it is. it's exactly this - these silly and inconsequential, normal interactions with her, that scared him so much last year, made him realize he couldn't stay around her. and here he is, actively trying to recapture it.

he sighs a little. ] Free coffee will probably be good, since I have no idea where I'm gonna get a job.

[ he's not sure what comment he's about to make, possibly something about her being in law enforcement by choice, no matter how much she griped about it during her career week--but her count of slayers has his brow furrowing. ] Three?