To his credit, he wasn't too ruffled. Startled, though, for sure. "Jeez. Remind me not to sneak up on you. You strike like ninja."
He then proceeded to reach across the table, and produced a tiny pack of candles. "Yeah, I'm fine. But you have to tell me how old you are if I'm going to put these on the cake."
He smiled goofily, hoping to defuse the situation. It really wasn't a big deal, to him. So she had insane ninja reflexes--he had grabbed her. His fault.