The buddy-buddy bit made Phil scowl right back, "We're not...I wanted to extend a professional thank you and that's all. Unfortunately, we're not best friends at the moment so our psychic connection isn't so finely tuned. I think you might appreciate that."

All the goodwill the man had, out the window. "Can I leave her a message at her office?" Lord knows he couldn't ask that from a man who drank his coffee so bare and bitter.