[Kanji wasn't sure whether to take that rhetorically or literally, so he went with the latter.]

[He pulled away from the table and did just that, knowing full well she had sharp eyes and could catch even the slightest hint of bullcrap.]

I promise I'm goin' to bed after this, Naoto-kun.

[A bit of a chuckle.]

What, do I gotta have you tuck me in to confirm?

[Oh. Oh, the lack of sleep had him slow on the uptake. With a brief sound of surprise in his throat, he went red.]

W-wait, uh, I didn't mean it like that! I-I was... er... y'know, s-sayin' stuff. Sorry, that was bad.