At least she was just startled. Eric quickly zipped to her cheek to give her a tiny sized friendly peck before landing on her palm so they could talk better.

"Sorry I spoiled your surprise, I got back early and wanted to bring the suit with me so I couldn't really use the front door... but that's awesome! My girlfriend knows magic! So of course I'm not mad, I'm actually pretty happy for you, though it must have taken some effort to learn." Inwardly he recalled that the Avengers and Morgan Le Fay had clashed on a few occasions - time travel and all - but he was certain that Anne would be a good magic user.

"Oh? What sort of surprise might you be thinking of, beautiful?" He said in a slightly flirting tone.