"Ah. Now I see your angle, you cunning ex-Slytherin. Why am I surprised?"
He tipped her head back so that he could kiss her one more time before stepping back. "You're going to be even more glad when you taste this. It's excellent. Just give me a minute to get the sauce and everything mixed together, all right?"
Being around her was testing his resolve. He was going to stick to his plan-- taking it slow, romancing her until she was absolutely one hundred percent certain of his intentions to stick around-- but being so near her wasn't making it easy.