There was one last half-whimper, half-mew as he all but writhed. He needed a few moments to gather himself and concentrate. She was asking a serious question. It must have a serious answer.

"It is not only what -I- want." he suddenly felt the evening chill creeping in,and hastily claimed her coat, drapig it over her shoulders. "Ideally though, in a relationship, both people experience some type of growth. I do fervently hope that I will be able to be a benificial influence to you. I do wish... to see more of you being happy as well."