"Here, there, and everywhere. Have to blame their proceeding folk though," he gives her a retort, one more thing to be grateful for that she shared similar views on outsiders as he does.
In the next few moments, she's touching him, his muscles nearly sighing in relief at the release they felt. Riding all day on the chocobo, it tensed him more than it eased this time round'. And of course she would go straight to the gifts. Alecta always did love the finer things in their lavish life. So he made it a point to shower her in bursts here and there.
Avoiding her question with a less than subtle tease, he instead opts to answer the second, that irresistible lip bite causing him to swallow down hard, his knee shifting. He deemed himself a sucker for that. Keeping his composure to continue... "We're in the darling state tonight, eh, My lady? I'm well now, better with you here. Wine or no wine. Did you really miss me that much?"