"No, no," he hastily replied, shaking his head at the very thought of turning to methods that he normally eschewed with those he trusted. While he was perfectly content listening to rumors fly out in the open, and in cases of heavy suspicion, was also more than willing to use pressure to learn more about a target, in this case, he had no immediate reason to suspect that Pete had done anything wrong. Had no reason to anticipate a lie, aside from the fear that had been driven in him with Bryce Larkin. If there was anything to be done to learn about Pete, it would have to be done in the open. "I wouldn't do that to Lucy, and the man appears, for all intents and purposes, to be a decent man."

Jaw locking and scar pulling white, he shook his head once more, hair falling out of place where it had been perfectly combed before.

"I want to approach him directly, but I have always heard a great deal of complaints floating around about people being too overprotective of one another. The last thing I want to do is to make life difficult for Lucy."