Jake listened as Sam spoke, his heart breaking to see her so upset by his question. He’d of course meant no offense and the reality both made sense and surprised him. The parts that made sense were that he’d never seen Sam flirt or have any kind of a romantic partner, one night stand or otherwise. He’d always assumed she hid that part of her life. Most Ventrue did. It never occurred to him it wasn’t happening. The part that didn’t make sense was that Sam was pretty, and deserved a boy… or girl? He didn’t even know what Sam was into and he felt far too awkward to ask her. Also, getting laid wasn’t too hard. People with far less attractive qualities did it all the time, so there was nothing about Sam that was disqualifying in that regard.
This problem needed a woman’s touch, and it dawned on him Lisa would be the perfect person to help Sam. Lisa had style, grace, beauty, but most importantly she had confidence. She’d fix Sam up right away. Besides, it was time for Sam to have a girls night and figured Lisa would be far better at it then he. However, this was still a training session, and he decided they should move on in that direction. Jake lit a cigarette too. Smokers love smokers. The part about the debt was an easy solution. He’d have it paid off before Sam even knew he’d gotten involved. No fledge of his would ever be slave to mortal debt collectors. Besides, should Jake die Sam got almost everything. He’d left Scott a sizable trust. Lisa got the club and District Leadership but the bulk of his fortune - of Alexander of Paris’s fortune - all went to Sam. This payment was simply an advance.
“Thank you for telling me this,” Jake said, letting kindness fill his voice. “I shall take steps to help you. In the meantime, please reverse your aura to intimidate me.”
He felt getting Sam back on track was the best way to help her. Also, emotions made him uncomfortable so while in his mind he was moving on for Sam’s benefit, in reality it was likely for his benefit too.