And because that's an opening he can't really resist he pulls away enough so that Phoenix can see the massive cat grin on his face and said, "Any way you want."

Then he slips away from the angel's grasp and, still grinning, saunters off to a table.

Considering Alec isn't as emotionally mature (for a given value of emotionally mature) as his older self, it's possible he'll let Phoenix do so. Though Alec has his own worries of not wanting to be too clingy. He's just missed Phoenix so much right then that it's kind of hard for him to think straight.