"That's great," Jesse said, grinning a bit, but the expression faded from his face at Nicholas' question. "No, I'm fine, thank you," he said, perhaps a little too quickly. "And I'd really like that, but now's not a great time, I'm sorry." He pulled out a napkin and wrote down his cell number, then folded it up and handed it to Nicholas.
He turned to go, then turned back and said, "It really was nice to see you, cher." Then he kissed him on the cheek and disappeared into the crowd.