So she was what… aghast at his behavior? He thought that was royally amusing. Daniel smiled and gulped his beer. As polite as Echo wanted to play it, she’d been putting off negative vibes since early in the conversation. He had smelled a fluctuation in her body chemistry, though he wouldn’t have put the pieces together if he weren’t part of the talking. “Well, we haven’t made it official yet,” Daniel said, lightly scoffing. “While the pair-bonding started a little while ago, I have yet to piss around the perimeter of her apartment.” He poked his tongue into the corner of his mouth and looked around. Dozens of people, all inebriated, all raising their voices to be heard over the sound check indoors. No. He doubted anybody cared what the trio on the picnic table was talking about.