There was a brief moment where Pippa actually considered swinging the broom at him, letting the stiff-bristled end act as a club and pummel what she considered his condescending attitude right out of him. Oh, she was angry still and it was getting more and more difficult to stifle it in front of him.

She didn't hit Rory with the broom, she calmly released it and let the handle rest against the wall once more. Then the calm ended. Abruptly. "Do I LOOK like nothing happened? Do I? Do I?!"

Pippa raised her voice and her hands at the same time, her fingers sifting through her short, shaggy hair and then she waved her left hand in his face. "This is pretty damned hard to ignore, Rory!"