"Oh, c'mon, Rom-doll. Since when has that ever stopped me?" Yes, he sort of looked like he wanted to hug Rommie, but he was somehow managing to stop himself from acting on that particular impulse. "I seem to recall doing a few things you 'didn't allow' when I first met ya."

His tone implied 'admit it, you liked it.' Rommie should feel free to smack him upside the head, as long as she was solid, anyway.