"I would sincerely hope that you would." Of course her presence would have been wonderful for Data after Seven had left, and now Geordi. The Android had even resorted to turning off his emotions chip. He would worry about himself and what the recent reemergence of Locutus had done to him. But he's more worried about Data.
"You have been sorely missed. And very needed." And Jean-Luc knows that being needed can go quite a long way, telepathic abilities or not.