You sure can!

[He offers him a bright smile, offering him the flowers.]

I was hoping you'd join me for Christmas! I mean, it is a couple's holiday, right? Or...Candlenights, technically, but let's not kid ourselves this is totally a sort of Christmas celebration.

[Yeaaaah that was smooth. Teasing enough to keep the atmosphere light, but flirty enough to totally get his intentions across. Nailed it.]