Mel opened her mouth to respond, but then promptly shut it again.
Best not to get ahead of myself...again, she thought.
Taking just a moment longer to think than she normally would, she finally responded to Lachlan's question: "Ok... I'll do it. But even growing up as a Junker I'm better with talkin' people's ear off than I am with management and maintinance. So I'd really prefer not'a be doin' this all on my lonesome. First time I'll ever be steppin' into a role like this, and I'd feel way more confident if I had back up..."
Mel stopped and turned to Tommy, a slight grin on her face.
"Hey Tommy, you meant what you said? You willin' to help a girl out with managing this ragtag group'a hoodlums?"