"I would be verra grateful if ye did not." Jamie thinks that's a fine offer, himself.

He'll also take advantage of Claudia leaning over to stretch out a little - not that he's intending on crowding her off the couch, and not that he'd mind at all if she was sitting a little closer to him. However, he's been trying to make himself as inconspicuous as possible after the incident and wound up sitting in a slightly cramped position. A stretch seems like a very good idea at the moment.

As she flashes him that overly innocent smile, he narrows his eyes slightly. Butthead? "Och, ye're having me on. Some of those canna possibly be real words."