Oddly, Ric trusts Rebekah just fine. That has less to do with Rebekah and more to do with the idea that she'd have an awfully hard time killing him just at the moment. If someone with that stake shows up, he'll reassess. As for liking - well, whether he's liked or not, he can sometimes see that there's a teenager under the ancient vampire, and that makes it harder than it might to really hate her.

especially after their conversation on the beach. "In some way or another," he sort of agrees, though he doesn't know what he really think about that. "You're welcome. I hope you enjoy it."