Wait? What wait? I wrote you off as entirely uninterested years ago.

[It's delivered with an amused snort before he returns the kiss and adds another.]

I thought for certain I wasn't what you were into. It made the teasing more of a challenge, and made you, I thought, a fair target for Zevran's challenge.

[The hand in Nate's hair moves down to his shoulder to push lightly, so that Anders can meet Nate's eyes. The smile he's wearing is one that very few have seen, open, a little shy, and warm.]

I'm glad I was wrong. And I am, surprisingly, glad I owe him a drink.