Alba flushed has Vale slipped his hand around her waist. She always did seem to push the boundaries of friendship with him, anyone in the office could assume they were sweet on each other, but then again, she was sweet and Vale, just not in the general term.

"Wine and cheese sounds great!." She added with a smile and an attempt to peer into the bag to see what he had all brought. "Nothing in this pile here that can't wait till tomorrow." Alba added on his comment about her work, of course these people needed an apparition test scheduled, but it was near the end of the working day already wasn't it? "I'm so glad you are back. Did you have a nice time?" Though Alba had known that Vale hadn't left as a holiday per say, but that didn't mean he couldn't have enjoyed his time in his homeland.