[A small grunt of disapproval escapes him the second Leo spoke up. That was a stupid reason to contradict him all the time! It seriously messed with people's image of him!]

Jerk.

[Still, he hears the chuckle and can't help but grin in satisfaction. It felt like it had been years since he last heard Leo laugh.]

What I meant before was, you're always going to be that way Leo, if you really want to be.

[Though Elliot personally would want him to stop embarrassing him sometimes. That would be wonderful.]