"Well.. a little is better than a lot I suppose." He smiled, half-heartedly. "R-Relaxing..." He tensed once more. "Can be...? W-What are you ..." He sulked. Well, he tried to get out of it. And failed, miserably. The only other choice was to try to get her to forget. 

"If it'll make you happy, but... if you wouldn't mind..." He frowned, "...being conservative. I... it would be appreciated." Gently kissing her head, he scratched her ears some more before sighing.