Roger heard Ben's voice and looked down with surprise. He was fully clothed, not in a towel like he'd vaguely been planning to be. Laughing, he got off the sofa and walked out of the reception room and walked down the hall to meet Ben at the top of the stairs.
Or rather he got to the top of stairs and was bowled over by Bob the dog, who gave a cry of pleasure and began licking his face industriously. "Hello darling," he said with a laugh, patting his head then pushing him off and standing up, barely wincing at all. "And hello to you too, hot stuff," he said, moving in to give Ben a hug and a kiss. "Sorry I didn't greet you naked, but well... I was on time for some reason?" He led the two into the living room and flopped down on the sofa. "What's new boy?"