It's not that Pete would be embarrassed about that, okay? It's just that they hadn't, you know, talked about it. Or not 'talked' about it in an action-based way, even.
"Oh, dozens," he said. He made wavy gestures towards the box in the corner until Ryland managed to discern his meaning and summon it with a flick of his wand. "Some of them rhyme. I's a bit disconcerting."
It was dozens, actually, though very few of them were heart-shaped, and he'd only opened a few. He pulled out a stack and handed them to Mikey, then pawed around in the bottom - he was pretty sure someone had included chocolates. It was worth hoping his students wouldn't slip him a potion while he was already down for the count.