[Oh...wait. He's not saying he'll babysit her. Her ears do perk up a bit at the word 'partner.' She probably COULD use more support, even if she is begrudgingly going to admit to that. Except she won't SAY it like that.]

Fine. If you need someone to keep an eye out for you, I guess I could do that much. It'll probably get pretty boring around here otherwise.

[So, yeah, sure, let's be partners.]