The little touch was electric and Theo's hand twitched under it. He was relieved to hear that it wasn't anything stupid and Ernie seemed okay - if Theo had inadvertently killed him on their date he wouldn't have been able to forgive himself, that and paranoia ran rampant through Theo's mind even on a good day.
"Morgana..." he swore softly under his breath and then smiled back. "It's okay, as long as you're not choking." He sighed and drew his hand back, albeit a little reluctantly, to fork up a chip and nibble at it. "Is chicken pot pie your signature dish?" he asked, much more relaxed now that he knew Ernie wasn't dying.