Her sudden query caused my smile to further expand in wanton bliss, as I seriously replied, with all the previous casualness in my voice now purged, so that no misunderstanding may be born as a result of it "Because since the very start, I have had but one person in mind for such a position, and that person is you."
She was visibly taken aback by the revelation of my words, another expression she had rarely shown me in our past lives, which once again reinstated my previous foolish grin back upon my now aching lips, who were not accustomed to maintain such an expression for prolonged periods of time, as I then added with a returned tone of joviality.
"Besides, if I had indeed placed another in command of such an operation, then it wouldn't do to present you with such a basic second hand product for our first meeting, wouldn't you agree?"
