Smoker couldn't help flushing even worse at that, and attempted to figure out a way to roughly adjust his jacket collar without being too obvious. It couldn't be done, but at least it meant her eyes were on him. "It's not blushing," he scowled as darkly as possible, trying to make his voice and face menacing especially since the reddening was only get getting more pronounced. "It's just a reaction to..." Aw fuck, he couldn't really lie to her. He swiftly grabbed her from behind and nuzzled a rough cheek against hers, hiding the flaming cheeks against her and growling darkly. "Cut that fiendish woman. Bad enough alone, I have a reputation to maintain you know. A shoddy one, but still better than this."