He held out his still visible hand for her to pass over her documents, because no gentleman would allow a lady to carry anything when he had two functioning hands. "It turns out I was just heading over that way myself," he teased. Hatchitt and the rest could wait for him a few more minutes. Hell, it was a miracle he hadn't wound up staying in the hospital for the rest of the day.

"Mind if I walk with you, Miss Jones?" He asked, though his intention was already clear to do just that.