"Trust me, it was all me, dude. I'm prone to paranoia." She wished to hell she wasn't, but there it was. "You can even get me that drink now if you're interested."

A little flirty, maybe, but Essie wanted to keep things as light as possible. Everything needed to be light these days, she just didn't want this place to get heavy, especially since she was thinking of moving here longer-term.