"Hey there chicklet" he winced as she grabbed ahold of him. New nicknames seemed to pop out when his brain wasn't fully functioning. Clove had to grin at the dropped book, and put an arm around her waist. Pulling her in he looked down, planting a single kiss right on her lips "I missed you too Frankie."
Man, he was so tired! If he had enough energy he would have swooped her up and carried her all the way to the kitchens to devour some bacon. Er..kitchen and bacon...right. Something like that anyway. Instead he could barely keep his eyes open and formulate words correctly, but for Frankie, he could ward of sleep for a little longer.
He grabbed Frankies hand and steered her over to the couch where he flopped down and pulled her with him. "Grab the blanket chicklet" he said winking. At the very least, if he couldn't move his mouth to talk anymore, he could stroke her wings from here....and he was a little chilly so any sparks were always a bonus!