"Honestly, Angel, the idea of my mother kissing me in any way similar to that is nauseating."

Seriously, gross.

Still, he nodded his head in response to Angel's last statement. "Yes, I think I could use that as well. I'll probably be rather quiet for the next few days, but at least I'll be here, right? Somewhat of an improvement?"

He gave an awkward chuckle at that.