"It's nothing particularly fancy, honestly," but he takes that kiss with a bit of a bigger smile now as he returns it, then gently rests a hand at the small of her back, a bit more familiar then Ashley was used too.

"Yes, well, I have other things here, some of which you may be surprised, you're free to ask." But he can't help the grin at the wine, and he silently makes a note to thank Ashley later for sitting where she had. "And few can claim to remember when the dawn of the twentieth century was important darling, how can we expect them to remember such a fine year?"