Ellie hugged him back, pressing her face into his neck and perhaps clinging to him a little longer than she should have. When she stepped away, she looked over at the food and smiled softly, shaking her head before looking back at him. "I'm tipsy, Ernie, not stupid," she said with a shake of her head, moving to the cupboard and grabbing him a plate, and one for herself too.
"How have you been then, love? It seems like too long since you've been over. But I suppose part of that is most certainly my fault. I've been..." she didn't even finish, shrugging slightly before grabbing her empty glass and filled it nearly to the brim.