Casey tried not to be too obvious when they stayed closer to Gabriel than before despite the fact that it made walking just that much trickier. It was a fine price to pay for staying next to the incredibly cozy furnace that was Gabriel. Was it all those layers he wore? Casey wasn't sure, but the allure simply for the contact was definitely there. Although they weren't thinking nearly as far ahead as Gabriel, they were still thinking about what to do once they got to the restaurant. It wasn't something overly fancy. Would that be a problem? Should they have gone all the way and gotten a reservation with somewhere fancy, or would that have been too presumptuous for having known each other for such a short time?

"Distraction is okay," they said, a bit quiet but with more confidence than before. This was still something they were struggling with and trying to overcome for Gabriel's sake during the date. It wasn't his fault he was dating someone with some impressive self-confidence issues. "Do you know what you're looking forward to? This place has a little of everything, I like trying something new every time."