"I dunno, do I even need to get better?" Zander asked, a small smirk on his face. "After all, I [i]am[/i] already "actually the best"... I'm pretty sure once you reach that point, you can't really get a whole lot better."

He sighed.

"Still, lets not forget that I [i]am[/i] going with you. I really don't want a repeat of... [i]that[/i] incident..."

And then he poked her lightly on the forehead, in a teasing manner.

"Besides, if I don't, you'll probably just buy [i]two[/i] coffees today, and try to guilt me into giving you coffee money tomorrow too. You're welcome, by the way."