Her hand lifted to run gloved fingers over her scarred jaw line. How did she want to handle this? Pencil thinned brows arched a bit as Abdul interjects his thoughts into the conversation. ``The way I see it, I'm a shoe-in. Not many moody, lock picking broads with a dark past that they don't wish to speak of out there now-a-days.`` Her words were lined with humor, as she had seen many women claiming to that in an over abundance lately. That or the big breasted ones that spread like jam. Her attention flickered from her 'friends' to Abdul, then back to Valdaris. ``If I told you .. then I'd have to kill you. And as enjoyable as that sounds, that would require me to get off my stool and I'm feeling a bit lazy at the moment.`` If Valdaris was flirting.. Payne didn't take the bait. Then again, when did she?