Alec almost began to argue about their miscommunication but he knew that would start another fight. "Why would I think we have to have a date? My first attempt at kissing wasn't traditional." Sighing, he rubbed the back of his neck with his free hand. "Until a few weeks ago, everything in my life was planned. I don't want kissing you to be on a schedule. If I want to kiss you, I want to be able to... If you want me to kiss you." He didn't want to sound too demanding or like he'd do something questionable like the guys that Izzy occasionally beat up in clubs.

"I'd kiss you now if I could." But he couldn't. Adam didn't want their first kiss to be in the middle of a college campus and Alec should be paying more attention to their surroundings. "It'll take time for me to figure out how to say what I want."