It wasn't done with malice, affection was more like it and he rarely showed such to anyone other than her so... He nodded, before turning.
"Now then, heading out if anyone asks...I'll be back at some point....maybe."
She nods.
"Good. Now that the matter is settled.."
Did he just touch the top of her head as if she were a child? If it were anyone else she may have said something snarky. But she did not seem to mind with Jake.