He could tease, or point out her words had been very much to the opposite, but--

Instead he holds his hand out. "Then I'll spend it with you."

Celia's a lot. He knows that, though he's surprised it bothered Aerith so much. He's sympathetic, though. He knows this isn't how he was raised to communicate, and the girls had it worse.

"It's alright to ask for things, you know. Makes it easier for me to know what you want and what upsets you. That's how us commoners do it."