He would swear blind that he wasn't romantic. He hadn't been. It was just one of the things that had crept up on him over the years. So when Alex made an effort he could pull off romantic not too badly. He wasn't doing that well with it then, he thought. Potentially about to make out on his sofa like teenagers might be a little questionable.
But it did make him smile as she kissed him. "Look I know I can be an asshole but that's not what I'm doing." He moved to brush her hair back gently between their kisses. "I was worried you would think that." He didn't know how to prove that he wasn't doing that quickly either.
He shifted and moved so she could sit in his lap if she wanted. "I'm going to get to know you properly all over again and I'll take you on proper dates." If she wanted.