[a small wry grin. he probably should be more accepting, but after everything he did...

but he elbows her back, the grin widening a bit more to something more like himself.]

Careful. I might take you up on that and then you'll regret hearing me saying how wonderful and great I am—which I am in some ways.

[the fact that they can be like this, especially what happened between them, is proof enough. even he knows that.]