"Anya shmanya," Xander shot back, grinning, "didn't you know the rule? What your other doesn't know, sure as heck don't hurt 'em? Besides. It's looking. Not touching. I've only got one eye, lemme take what I can get, woman!"
He was going for the cheery route. That usually went well in situations like these. He waited for her to do whatever she had to do before he started to lead the way out of the hospital room.