He recognized the motion for what it was and knew that she'd be watching his face just as much as the waitress. So, to set her at ease, he kept his eyes on the waitress, sharp and assessing and no doubt a little too focused to be perfectly comfortable for the woman, but she didn't say anything.

It wasn't the first time he'd looked at her like that.

There was a reason she continued to wait on them even though they'd moved to another waitress' section.

When she left, he returned his look back to his new companion and shrugged. "Honestly, I am not sure. For me, she will ground me. Make me pay attention to her and only her. She is not supposed to alert to anyone else, so I'm not sure what she will do for you. But I think it will help, no matter what she does." He reached down and stroked the soft fur at the base of Gioia's ears.

"She is very good at her job."