"Almost immediately," Pete said brightly. He took a sip of his fruity drink (a bit too fruity for him, really, but it was costume appropriate after all), and made eyes at William over the rim of it. "And exhaustively. Really, I should thank you. Your little display was, um. Inspiring."
He cleared his throat delicately and swished his drink around in its glass. "So. Speaking of, how is your passionately denied and yet blindingly obvious love affair progressing?"