"Okay, so what you're telling me is that he's not clueless, but he thinks of Carlos as a baby and since he thinks of him as a baby he doesn't see that Carlos thinks he's the sun, moon and stars?" Mal arched an eyebrow up at Sam, "Sure that makes him smarter but that sort of makes him an arsehole."

She points a finger at Sam, "And if a kid fifteen years younger than me followed me around like a puppy ...well first he would be four years old and so blind adoration is kind of a thing. But if I was in my thirties and some teenager started following me around? I might wonder if there's a crush present."

If there was one thing Mal could agree on - there was a lot of grey. Didn't mean she wouldn't step up to the offensive, and the worst possible outcome first. It was just how she was raised.