His face gains a nice shade of crimson. Nevertheless, Neil blazes through the conversation. "Because we're dating now. Somehow, that detail just intensified everything by tenfold. That's why I thought to try your quest, Alex. To see if there is an alternative that wouldn't cause issues. Wouldn't lead to us reducing the frequency."

A beat passes. "Even if I'm generally neutral about sex, it's something that I enjoy doing with you."