Coughing a laugh when Derek swipes his tongue across her cheek, Sookie gets to her feet and rubs the wetness off with the cuff of her sleeve. Realistically, she knows that it's no different than receiving a kiss, but even then she thinks she'd probably wipe away an especially wet one. She sighs soon afterward, watching Derek retreat with his clothing and come out looking slightly sheepish, and steps forward with her arms open to envelop him in a hug.

"Look, I can still scratch behind your ears when you're a human, see?" Sookie points out, scratching along the delicate hairline right behind one of Derek's ears, before lifting herself onto her toes to press a quick kiss to Derek's cheek.

"Having a little trouble with the holidays too, huh?" she asks quietly, settling back on her heels with a soft look.