"That's what dates usually are." It sounded more like a question that it should but at least there was no snark in his tone. "Going to classes isn't dating, it's me doing my job." Which was not romantic or technically even a basis of friendship. If it was, he'd be able to tolerate Clary more than he could now. "Those can be dates, but we could also leave the Institute."

It seemed strange that Adam thought that they shouldn't actually want to do more than go to class and return back to the Institute. "You said you dated someone. Didn't you two go out together?"