"Yeah, not sure I see you winnin' there." He's still stroking her hair, his eyes half closed, but he still sees her when she looks at him, and yeah, she's pleased with herself. And she is sneaky. All this and he never suspected, and he likes to think he's not totally oblivious. That he notices her.

Well, it's fine that he didn't. Because this is better as a surprise.

He smiles at her, tugs gently at a strand of her hair. "She's cuter'n you."