*holds you tighter (even though it means he can't facepalm)* Shh...shhh I'm sorry...I didn't mean it! Arien can't be so sure about us, right? She barely even knows everything you! I'm sorry you and she never hit it off. There's always time to make a fresh start, though, right? *pathetically hopeful* What if we all have dinner together sometime in the next millennia or whatever wouldn't that be nice? She's sure to see how wonderful you are. *firmly, sort of, as he tilts your chin up* How much I care about you. Okay?