He stood and moved over to her as she came in, giving her a hug, a peck to the cheek. "Hey- 'still packin'. Gimme a second?" He waved a hand at the couch set in front of the bed, smiling a sheepish kind of look at her.
"So, I got reservations. Lord Howe Island, one week, an' from the sounds of it, the place don't even got cell reception. A real vacation, for once." He worked to get the bag zipped, after shoving the shoes down to the bottom. "Sound good?"