He listened, vivid blue eyes glancing around the place and to a few of those odd knick knacks that she'd brought in; the mugs they were drinking out of were different, as well as some baking things in a little aluminum can to the right of the stove. A teddy bear cookie jar. It wasn't stuff he bought, and yet, it made the place a little more comfortable for her.

Another grin. "You do smell good." Caius agreed with a snerk. He regarded her, obviously teasing her with a few long seconds of thought as he pondered her question.

"Yeah, I want you to stay. Sharing bills will save me a little cash." he joked because no, that wasn't the reason he wanted her to stay. He enjoyed being around her and the Roman was pretty sure she enjoyed his.

Not only that but he worried about the whole business of her becoming a hermit. Nothing good ever came out of that. Caius knew from experience there.