Maxxie keeps his disappointed expression for only so long, laughing easily at Dave's response.

"You want to pelt me with balls of ice? Now that's love." He's only teasing, and the smile stays in place when he says it, sure and confident and happy. But it's still something he's not quite accustomed to saying yet. It hasn't lost its newness yet. His voice hitches just barely over the word, but he pretends not to notice.