He smiled wryly, shrugging easily as he stood after her.
"Maybe, but... a man learns the best way to help those who need him, who he cares about, is to go slow, and let them figure out what they are ready for. You know how wild you make me, every second of being together, but I;m a grown man, and nothing controls me that I don't let. Hell, I'd rather have sex with you all day long than go to work, but-- "
He smiled softly, then squared his shoulders and when he spoke, an older sound, a more definite sound, was in his voice.
"You are always, and always, welcome in my house, Lily Evans."
The air itself rang, just for a second, as if a bell had been rung.