"Well, we are best friends..." he points out easily. "And hey- I'm not that old," he quips back the most instant kneejerk thing that springs to mind, but there's a smirk on his face when he says it.

He follows her gaze and both brows arch upward when she makes the comment about a game. "Oh, yeah?" he glances back over at her, curiosity in his tone, "And what kind of stakes might be the right ones?"