I do not need you to.

[She collects the plates and takes them over to the sink; she suspects he'll protest if she tries to wash them outright, but she can at least fill the dishpan and set them in to soak so the syrup doesn't stick later.]

I was meaning to ask you. Did you enjoy my performance today? When you saw me at work.

[Oh. Wait.]

Not the fortune. Just the performance.