He only started to get it as he said it. It surprised him, to hear it out loud before he had understood it inside his head and been able to choose his words to tell her. But they were telling both of them, whether she realized it or not. And that left him looking for her reaction, though his expectations were not...superbly high. Kingsley knew what had happened to her in the past, how they were going to fight. He'd lost a woman he had loved after they had grown apart, but that was different.
Still, Kingsley was able to smile at her comment, looking right across at her with an easy curve of his lips. "Only for you, for some time, my dear," Kingsley replied, his flirtacious side a bit looser after the rather heavy weight of words.