ooc: no worries!
When Theodore stood up, Ernie had a vision of himself stepping over, sliding his hands around the other man's waist, and pulling him into a nice kiss hello. In a blink the vision was gone, but he set the thought aside and thought Maybe someday...
"I'm fine, thank you," he said, moving to take the proferred seat with a sigh. His legs were already getting sore from a day of shopping so it was nice to sit for a bit. "But don't rush on my account. I could use a rest. What are you drinking?"