*eyes widen briefly* Yes, I had heard ... *with a lopsided grin* Tabloids will take something that and run with it. *as his eyes now narrow briefly, playfully* Just don't tell me that you two have known each other all along because otherwise you're taking perfectly good tabloid fodder and ruining it.
Long trip in?
*nods* Mmm, yes. I got in yesterday evening. *almost reluctantly, but with a definite sense of good humour* Between the time difference and a distressingly empty bed, I didn't sleep too terribly well last night.