He didn't have to say anything. She already knew. It would've been nice, but it wasn't necessary. How he looked at her more than enough to cause her face to flush a deep red! "You look pretty handsome yourself, mister!" Rose winked flirtatiously, still not really finished gazing at him. Oh, he wasn't her typical eye candy--but Rose wasn't the simple minded teenager, not since him. Of course, she adored his personality too. It was the magnetic force that made her start to look at him in a different light; but she didn't have to tell him that, either.
And when he hugged her she immediately threw her arms around him to return his sentiment; "I missed you too!" Gushing right back Rose was grateful that he still thought about her as much as she thought about him! Taking a whiff, Rose moved back a bit, grinning slyly. "You wore cologne!"