Well, he knew that, but he also knew that Steve was very handsome and surely someone could win the man's heart and completely deserve Steve too. He was still too much of a liability for him to trust himself to be anything but Steve's friend and protective shadow. He knew that he would like to try sex, but... while feeling good had been there this morning, he suspected that Steve would never let it go that far without being certain of how he could handle it. "Well... you still never know. Someone could catch your eye at any time...."

The kiss was warm and wet and wonderful, and it felt him feeling content and hypersensitive to their current closeness, which he didn't regret in the least nor wanted to change. His tongue flicked against Steve's before the kiss ended and there was a thrill in tasting his friend on his tongue like that. He blinked slowly, a deep contented sigh leaving him. "Mmm, I think we need more practice," he said softly. "Just... to be sure." He leaned in to see if he could recapture Steve's lips.