I can hardly leave you to stand on the doorstep— and regardless of whether or not I am occupied, I am always pleased to see you.

[His response comes without hesitation, and his smile remains fixed as he closes the door behind her. She needn't stay long if she doesn't want to, but he does not wish to entertain the idea that there is ever a time when she is not welcome in his home, just as she has welcomed her into his in his own way— though admittedly, he'd taken the liberties of letting himself in, to begin.]

Would you like some tea? As it so happens, I have something for you, as well.

[Tis the season, after all.]