Derek leaned forwards. "If you think that having that arrogant little ****, who she would hate even if he weren't an arrogant little ****, talk to her, is going to help her relax and deal with things, you're crazy. I apologize if I may have offended you by calling your friend's kid a ****. But that's how I feel about this, and you can bet that's what she thinks, too," Derek said, almost whispering.