[ if he can call her snoops, she can break his nickname out every once in a while to keep things fair. and would he really want her to use the words "little buddy" in reference to anything related to him? because those are unfortunate implications. ]

If I wasn't sick right now, I'm pretty sure we wouldn't even be having this talk. [ which sounds a little suggestive, but she only realizes that as she's saying it. ] I mean, uh... we could be doing something more fun than just laying around!

[ ... not that that's any better. ]