"It's like you want me to explode," Kate says with a groan as she kicks her feet a little. "Just make sure you take responsibility for it when Derek has to pick little bits of Kate off the walls of his bar. He won't be impressed, you know, and I'm thinking you're probably trying to do your best to impress him."

She grins suddenly, looking over at him with a sly expression. "Are you trying to do your best to impress him?" She really doesn't know much of anything about Eric, how old he is, what he likes, where he's even from, but she knows it looks like Derek likes him and as far as she's concerned, that's good enough.