based on this starter Beth sent me "Detective Tubbs," Sonny greets, moving forward to stand in front of his partner, grinning brightly. His eyes are sparkling and warm as they search her form, before finally resting on her beautiful face and gorgeous eyes. "Well, ain't you prettier'n a magnolia in May," he teases in his usual, light way, though his voice is soft and gentle, and there's more of an undercurrent of his Southern drawl than normal, a testament to his northern Floridian upbringing. Perhaps this is to enhance the statement-if asked about it, he would certainly attribute it to that- but, the truth lies in how he, no matter how unintentionally, always drops his guard and his act around her.