Marc immediately held his hands up in front of him, much as he had when trying to reassure her back in her shop that he wasn't going to even come close. "I figured as much. It's not a formal class. We can take it however you like. That's what I'm asking. What do you want to learn first?"

And, just so it was clear, he added, "And we're not doing a freaking thing where I come at you. Not for a while. If we do any one on one all action would be you to me, got it? I'll be on defense, not you."

Frankly, depending on Nell's comfort level, Marc had a couple of people in mind to ask for help if Nell was more comfortable working with a woman for that practice. But they could cross that bridge when they came to it.