It ain't like you've gotta decide now, just so you know . . . if you've never thought about it before, maaaaybe think about it and see how that goes?

[He leans back too, a little embarrassed and definitely red-cheeked, but—this isn't going so badly. Right? Maybe William's not interested . . . that'll sting a little, so Leon hopes he'll at least soften the rejection some, but there are worse fates than rejection. Hadn't he just been talking to Rise about that?

He mutters more quietly:]

I definitely thought about it in great detail once? Ha ha!