He was being hugged. This was quite normal now. The blond man returned the girl's embrace and he even rested his cheek against the top of her head for a moment before she began nattering. The turtle kind? He smirked, firmly, and then shook his head 'no' to the snack. "Is that why you were so slow to answer the door, love?" The Brit laughed at his own quip and then motioned for her to return to whatever she'd been watching, so he could follow suit. "That actually might be the healthiest bit of nibbles I've seen you eat in a week," the new doctor chided, jokingly. He looked at her more purposefully, then and raised his eyebrows with interest. "I was hoping to check in on you and catch up, so to speak." They lived together, yes, but things were so busy around Xavier's school that Brian had to deliberately put aside time to bond with his fellow Brit.