Yes. Yes he did worry too much. He smiled, especially as she pressed against him and kissed his head, and offered back a laugh of: Yes, but you love me for it. Adds character, y'know? Did she? Well, probably not, but at least she seemed to love him in spite of it.

But repayment? He balked, fixing her with a silent gasp of dramatic horror.

This is your engagement. gift., Amrei, he scolded with a new grin spreading over his face, though his voice was still very serious, You do not repay it!

He nuzzled her cheek and swiped his tongue across her cheek in a returning kiss, and immediately reared up to put his legs over her side and nipped at an ear, losing much of the gravity to his tone not to mention his dignified demeanor. The original statement might not have been a joke, but he didn't want her to really feel as if she was being scolded, for shit sake -- not being able to tell the difference growing up sometimes had irritated him, and he couldn't ever put that kind of pressure on anyone he cared for let alone the love of his life.

It is a bribe, so that I may have you to myself always, he continued drastically, hoping to gnaw gently on said ear if he could capture it.