"Maybe." It was honest, at there was that. "Trust me, I'm not trying to be jealous. Though being jealous, I'll keep working harder to be special," he pointed out. "You seemed to appreciate that effort."

Saying that, he pushed away from the wall, moving a step closer. "An effort I am willing to exercise just to show how hard I'm willing to work." Yet he stopped, because that statement made him second guess his offer.

"Okay. That reads an awful lot like a dismissal." Not asking if it was, but leaving that out there. "Suppose you've got better things to do then."