Not numbers, Val, the price. What do you get out of it? Aside from the pleasure of my company.

[ The kiss to the hand causes her to smile but there's a wariness to the way she watches him. There is respect there, sure, no one has cornered the market like Valentino has. Only a fool would turn down the offer, but she also knows not to play with fire. She's already been burned once. ]

I don't play by the rules and having something with strings attached is.. unwelcome.

[ Reclaiming her drink, she finishes the glass and pulls the cherry garnish out by the stem. Briefly, she tears her gaze away from Val to look at the bartender as she curls her tongue around the cherry and eats it with said stem attached. There's a slight movement in her jaw and, before long, she produces the stem that is now knotted perfectly in the middle. After depositing it in the empty glass, she looks back at Val. ]

Can you handle that? If so, you know how to find me.