"My girl. Always so humble," he teased with a playful shake of his head in disbelief at her response to being nicer to look at. She wasn't wrong. Ty made it a point to tell her daily that she was beautiful in one way or another. He teased about her being conceded because he learned that she was far from it earnestly. It was one thing for Tandy to boast playfully and another for her to take a real compliment.

He'd kissed the top of her hand just to emphasize that he'd been teasing. It felt better than words could say to have her arms wrapped around him. "We're not adding 'drinking and driving' to the list of ways you're corrupting me tonight." His tone changed but not to an unforgivable pitch. There was a little warning in it, as if asking what she was thinking. Ty had a little surge below his waistline almost as soon as he had the thought. Maybe she wasn't really thinking of driving at all.

Couples did... other things in cars.

"We can stay," he uttered softly, almost hesitantly. "What would you be doin' if I wasn't here?" The question came suddenly. It seemed as if the alcohol he drank had removed what filter he normally had. Ty was usually one to mull over something before giving it a voice. He wanted to hear what Tandy would say, believing that she wasn't the girl stealing wallets anymore. Not to mention, his girlfriend.

He couldn't help feel like being with him weighed her down. Ty worried she'd tire of him and go for one of these older guys. Like Liam.