[She was an adult and didn't fit as well as she used to, and yet, he shifted his arm to curl around the small of her back to keep her steady. This was not the first or the last time she would find her way into his lap, and he had given up years ago trying to dissuade her from the notion. These days he could appreciate her wanting to be close, perhaps aware that such days may be numbered the older and more independent she became.]

There are always solutions, Jinx. What we need to do is break them down into smaller pieces and deduce what the base issues are and build to the more complicated topics.

[Reading people and understanding their motivations was part of what made him successful.]

Shall we go down the list in order, or is there one topic that stands out most that you'd like to tackle first, hmm?