"Are you trying to lure me into a false sense of security with freshly baked gingerbread?" Which he takes gracious and takes a bite of his own, chewing and swallowing before adding, "Because it is 100 percent working."

He dusts off his own hand on his pants, because who needs napkins, and takes the one she offers. "Aaron. It's a pleasure, you know, with or without gingerbread."