"I told you, its a surprise. I can just wait, if you want." He answered, lingering in the hallway a moment to adjust the small creature now digging at his arms in an attempt to get down. Even offering a gentle head scratch as if to calm to little guy down.
Slowly drifting toward their room where Jims voice had come from, hesitating outside for a long moment. Not that he had qualms about seeing the older in any state of dress of not, but more weighing ideas on how to make the moment special, or at least a real surprise for him. Waiting another beat or two, he slowly inched the door open with his foot and peered inside figuring Jim would yell at him if he wasn't ready or he'd get something thrown at his head if the older was a in a bad mood.