"And take the chance of losing to you because I didn't take it seriously enough? Never." Despite everything he had been through, there was still a bit of that impish child still in him and he was happy to share that part of himself with Shannon whenever the chance showed itself.

Ruffling his hair affectionately, he laughed gently, not at him, but at the confusion he had at it. "Yeah, but we can talk about it later. Now, let's go buy these things and move onto the next store, hm?"