Andrew smiled warmly. "That sounds wonderful. I bet they are not at all stupid," he said, leaning in to kiss Paul's cheeks. "I'll listen to them, if you ever want to talk about them. I won't force you to tell me though, of course."
He hesitated. "I know I was very forward, and I meant it when I said this isn't how I normally am. I sort of ... get pulled into things sometimes, part of having your life mapped out for you since birth, I suppose. But it's odd, even though I've been pulled to this bizarre place... I'm very glad I was forward with you. And ... I'd be interested in continuing what we started, or we could leave it at a wonderful welcome and move on. It's up to you."