About to defend himself, his thoughts were quickly derailed by the sudden touch -- and then just as sudden release of his hand as he sat down again. He stared at his fingers for a moment longer, then crossed his arms over his chest, a low, quiet grunt barely audible.

And now the question was... with her being right next to him, he wasn't sure either to keep his mouth shut to avoid giving her an excuse to leave... or if he should say something along the lines of encouraging her to stay.

"... Well there's no sense in just the two of us takin' up two tables. You might as well sit down, too..."