"I think you'd like her. She's entirely too much of an optimist and the only times I've seen her be unkind have been under extreme circumstances. I've no idea how she does it." Maybe he does. Maybe he just doesn't have the energy for the effort it would take to be optimistic and always kind, and that might be another point in Bethany's favor.

"She cares, is the point, and she'd more than likely be glad to join and to meet you. I'll speak with her about if, and then when all three of us have the time, we'll convene?"