"Wouldn't that be nice?" She cracks a wry smile. "I hope that works out for you," she adds after a moment, completely earnest. Maybe she's not always as kind as she should, or could, be, but at least in this case she means it. This Jim isn't as much of a pain as the other one and that makes it worth trying harder with him. Her only hope now is that she doesn't completely ruin it by being her usual self in the future.