Reno glanced Chloe's way, made a mental note to stick his neck out for the quiet kid whenever he could, and then gave his shoulders a halfhearted shrug.

"Tell you what, Rookie. Gimmie a week to think on it, yo. I know I can trust you to do the job, which is a point in your favor, anyhow."

And maybe he just liked making his rookies squirm in anticipation. You could never tell, with Reno.