[Annnnnnd there's the color on his ears. It's the wine, he swears.]

Well. In the spirit of honesty, I suppose I should tell you that you're also charming. [A beat, then immediate course correction in light of the earlier discussion.] When you want to be, not when you feel you have to be. It's a different kind of charming, of course, and knowing you're sincere about it now feels quite a bit... better.

[Nailed it.]