"Ow," he remarked with a start and a grin. "Since when do you pinch?"

"Ah geez," in the moment he temporarily forgot how Tina may react. "Well, she did ask me if you were my girlfriend on the ride here. So she may not be too surprised. Rebecca has a 'boyfriend' at the moment so it wouldn't be as if Tina wouldn't expect it." A slight tone of irritation when he said the word. "Ah hell, I really don't know." A little of his former euphoria left him.