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That was his first kiss?

Holland blinked then giggled a bit, "You could consider it practice if you want. We dont have to if you dont want to." Holland enjoyed kissing, it was intimate but also fun if you know what your doing. He hoped they could try many times, just to make sure Theo got the hang of it. Its not like the cafe was full of people anyway. "I think you did okay for a first. Most people freak out or try to hard to make it seem like they know what they're doing.

Holland bit his lip and looked away, pulling back a little. That thing, space bubble...He was breaking it, he could tell with the way Theo was acting. It didn't make him feel good, in fact he felt bad...It caused a small frown to form on his face. Maybe this wasn't the best way to teach some one about mistletoe. His gaze landed on the table, "I...I thing youre interesting Theo. Ummmnn..." It was hard to get things out when it felt so awkward, maybe he did do something bad? "I want to kiss you again because....Because I liked it, I think I like you as a friend, but maybe more than that too." He cleared his throat and twiddled his thumbs. He was so lost and confused at this moment. "I understand if that's not something you want. I-I can respect your space bubble and we can pretend it didn't happen."

He really hopped he didn't just screw up a friendship because he couldn't figure things out.

Holland wasn't so sure of things himself.

He just had a feeling and rolled with it which apparently backfired in the worst way possible. In an attempt to salvage something and not have Theo think he was a weirdo and never talk to him again, he took a deep breath and looked the other man in the eye, "Let me get to know you then?" he really didn't think this through when the thought to kiss Theo initially ran through his brain. "Looks aren't everything you know...From what I know so far, I like how excited you get when talking about plants, its just like me with biology, music or dancing," He smiled and continued, "The love and care you show for your little Chip is really amazing, like I dont think I would be a good pet father but seeing you with Chip really makes me think that I can be one day." He reached out a finger to gently rub the kittens tail, "I really want us to become really good friends is what I should've said earlier. I'm sorry for not being specific. If things pick up then I wouldn't mind going further but for now, I just want to get to know you first. You're right about what you said."

Well that was a relief.

Holland took the ruffle as it was instead of becoming annoyed. For some odd reason it didn't feel patronizing like it usually did when other people ruffled his hair. He did wonder what he meant by good ******** talkin' to but that could be thought about later. Holland looked to Theo, eyes a lot brighter than they were previously. "That's alright, I can definitely talk to you, I'm sorry if I gave the impression that I thought you were stupid, that's not what I meant at all." He brought out his phone, adding Theo and Daisy to a group chat. "Here, that way we can all communicate and share things like photos of chip or I can show you how Charlie is doing. He did notice it was kind of late, but it also looked very cold, too cold to be walking out with a small kitten. "Do you want a ride home? I have snow tires and I dont want you or Chip to get super cold."

At least they would be in the heat.

Holland couldn't help but laugh at that one, "Oh no I could imagine how those telenovas do it, because then I would be in the snow on my knees screaming why out into the void." He slowly got up so he wouldn't disturb the sleeping kitten, wondering just how smart he was that he could even figure out how to take pictures that were not on accident, but maybe cats were some sort of secret alien society? He did become powered because of one, so that was a thing. Eh, not something he should be thinking about at the moment. Holland waved his hand, "Nope, everything is technically clean, all I have to do is lock up the cafe and we can go~" He quickly went to the back to grab his bag, double checking to make sure he had his keys and the cafe keys because he did not want another episode where he had to call the locksmith to let him in.

Facing Theo, Holland gave him a bright smile, "Ready?"

"Yep! I've got chains on my tires.~" He made his way to the entrance of the cafe, opening the door so they could leave and he could lock up. The lights were already off so he didn't need to worry about that. His car was parked out in front so there wasn't really a long distance to walk. He pressed the button to unlock it and opened the door for Theo to climb in with Chip, then locked the door to the cafe. Once he was safely in his car and seatbelts were buckled, turned on the heat after being in idle. Once Theo gave him his address he plugged it into the GPS and drove at a moderate pace, using the windshield wipers to keep the snow from caking onto the window. "Okay says we're about ten minutes out, sorry I'm driving a bit slow."

Holland chuckled at the blunt way Theo spoke. No nonsense, just straight to the point, he could admire that. As far as questions, there were so many he wanted to ask but also wanted to make sure he kept himself in check as far as WHAT he should and shouldn't be asking. So he decided ro start with the basics and save answering the kissing question until he couldn't put it off anymore. "Alright, what's a favorite color for you? And why be a botanist?"

He stopped at a light and continued whe. It turned green, "When is your birthday?"

September 1st? Holland will remember that. His birthday passed but that didn't mean he couldn't get him a late gift. He already has his Christmas present so why not? Noting that they were about a minute away, Holland parked in front of Theo's place before he thought about his question, "Bio chemistry~ To be honest, I've always liked chemistry, figuring out what to combine to come up with the result youre looking for is always a treat, never know what youre going to get really. Biology was something I had a passing interest in and it just stuck after high school. So why not combine the two?" He smiled and decided he would ask one more question before letting him go, "What kind of foods do you like to eat? Or what kind of food do you like to eat? What about baby Chip?" he cant really cook all that well yet but maybe he could get his mother to make Theo a nice birthday cake. The snow looked like it had suddenly gotten worse at this point, Holland turned up the heat, but frowned when it still looked like there was frost starting to grow.