[Just an innocent raise of his hand.]

Not this time.

[....Suggesting that if he needed to make someone "disappear" to take their place for a reason he would, but only for good reason. Getting luxury reservations for a date, while tempting, not quite on his list of "good reasons." At the moment, anyway—]

And I still think a date would make it easier—

[But then he chuckles.]

But an evening out for dinner and an opera will do just fine.