[ They're both dorks, really. Although she supposes they both are still interested in one another and care deeply -- have always done so -- and moreover, it's such a rare thing for them. So long as they care about each other, it should carry on like this. ]

Don't be silly. [ She assumes he means about him, not about what is happening (and has happened) back home. ] It's alright. I do enjoy my job, you know.

[ But he takes her off-guard by saying that. Not just the latter, but the first part. It's honest. ]

And here I was beginning to think you might be resistant to my Charm.

[ Teasing is easier than addressing the fact that she's as red as a Tamato berry. ]