It was the Number Nine for me too. Not as if the interest wasn't there, he'd offered the week before, but-

[okay, he's laughing a little more to himself as he recalls it.]

We were arguing over the flavor of it, until we'd had enough and he kissed me. Figured it was worth continuing even when we weren't affected-- don't you dare tell him, but sometimes he's fun to argue with.

Sometimes, though, he's prettier when he isn't talking.