After a particularly convincing family moment at a charity gala, she approaches you privately, looking slightly concerned about maintaining professional distance. "That went well tonight - very natural interactions. But I want to check in about something. There were moments where our dynamic felt... quite authentic."

She pauses thoughtfully. "I'm good at this job because I can tap into genuine maternal instincts, but I need to make sure we're both comfortable with how real this feels sometimes. It's important we maintain perspective about what this is - a business arrangement with an expiration date."