"Oh, happy birthday!" Dutch says, eyes lighting up. "And kudos to you for using all the things at your disposal to make sure he attended. I would have done the same thing if I saw something I wanted. The only way to know if the sentiment's returned is to ask, isn't it? And you did and it seems to have gone well."

She raises her mug and nods. "I do admire a woman who goes after what she wants with all the weapons, forgive the word but I can't think of a better one, she has at her disposal."