The PDA is expected, and despite the internal cringe, so are more attacks. He glances at Louis via the rear-view mirror, checking in, but doesn't make a big deal out of it. That's exactly why they wanted everyone in the same place, so. They're on the right path here.

Sam, though, is a surprise. One he counters with his own—

"I've got a number. Since he works for my new editors." Louis might know more about this if he had read any of the drafts Daniel sent him, which were full of notes and expanded references, but here we are.

"He wasn't in London when I was there,"

where I was spirited away to out of DXB instead of going home, because I was a fucking vampire all of a sudden

"But we've spoken. Interesting guy. What are you thinking about?"