Thomas was rolling his eyes at the display, and Justine resisted the urge to smack him. He was doing it on purpose and they both knew it. Jerk.

Instead, she hugged Alice as tight as a human could, whispering in the other woman's ear, "Thank you, for bringing him back." So she could fix him.

Pulling away again, Justine took a seat back next to Thomas. "I know you've been driving, so I took lunch off to go shopping for presents for you to take back when you go," she informed him. "I've been watching all day. You've got a lot of grovelling to do. Fortunately, Lacrimosa's kept your things safe so you don't need to buy another wardrobe for yourself when you get back." Justine's gloved hand patted Thomas on the shoulder, as if there was no question he's go back and stay.