Her arms around his waist do manage to ease his tension significantly, and he sighs into a smile.

"The title alone seems to fit me."

He leans down, taking her face in his hands, and kisses her with a perhaps surprising depth.

Then, in a whisper...

"I wouldn't dream of denying you the experience of love, no matter where you may find it. It's too rare, too intense... too precious an experience to be denied to another worthy being."

A small smile, and a kiss upon her nose.

"One diet cherry Pepsi, coming up."

With that, he pulls away from her, his finger trailing along her chin for a moment, his smile still there, wider than it usually is, while his eyes remain with hers until he has to turn away to head out the door.