"Hot aunt," Tony replied, emphasizing the tt sound on the end of both words and giving Jessica a worried look out of the corner of his eyes. He was a little worried he had somehow broken her, for reasons he couldn't comprehend. Maybe missing context. "Physically. Attractive. In a mature way. She's fifty-five and she absolutely has that Jane Seymour on a great day vibe going on. And she is maybe reaching out after being widowed and thinking about getting out and socializing more. Which sounds like available to me."

He opened the door to the textiles lab and waited for Jessica to pass in.