"From you I can forgive that," he said, finding that casual flirting with a guy was so much easier than he'd found it with any woman since the break up. It was different and he wasn't as worried about it as he was with another woman. "I'll give you time to find a much better compliment," he offered, playing it coy.

"Well well, I do like your toast better," he admitted, taking a drink. "To whatever may come," he agreed, blushing a bit even as he said it.