[He's not trying to be cute, maybe that hand at the ankle is more to tether himself to his sanity that's currently trying to escape. It isn't every day you find yourself with a foot to your throat by a blue toned, yellow eyed, sassy woman.

And the mention of his (ex)wife being boring gets a brief scowl. The day Claire was boring was the day the sun went out forever.]

She's not boring, she's the most beautiful woman in the world. [Even William grimaces at himself, all too easily hearing the drunken tone in his voice. Nope, he's not going to be that kind of drunk, and the young man takes a breath and squares his shoulders, hand moving to now bat once at the offending foot.]

You care too much about my wife. Your jealousy is showing, you know. Don't worry, happens to the best of us.