"Yes, sir," Carl replies, without any hint of sarcasm in the sir, because while the man is grinning at him, this is Trudy they are talking about and Carl is very serious about not fucking things up between them.

A hint of a smile does creep onto his face, however, when Farzan mentions that Trudy has never been like this with anyone before. That makes him a little bit proud, and very happy.

"I know you don't know me aside from what she's told you," he adds. "But you can trust me as far as she's concerned. I...I care for her, a hell of a lot. I will not be fucking anything up about this."