A neat moment. I think the ‘and’ from the line, “And we both laughed…” could go away, leaving the sentence a little stronger.
Since the reporter asked two questions, maybe some clarification about which one lingered?
Overall a good little morality tale, just a few missteps.

Changed the “and.”

Stronger now thanks to your suggestion.

The reporter asked three questions. The lead answered question number one. Good point on clarifying. I wll work on that.

Thanks for the help. It is always appreciated.