Shannon's head tilted thoughtfully. "I believe dating was the word you originally used," he mused. He looked down at Felix. "You wanted to start again. You wanted to see other people. You insist on this ridiculous notion of living here when we have a perfectly suitable apartment. I have agreed to all of these things, but whether you want to call this something or not, this is a relationship and we are together. I will not have anyone thinking otherwise." He leaned forward to bring their eyes to the same level. His gaze was intent but earnest as he said, "I am not going to give you up so easily just because you got scared and ran away Felix. If it were that easy we would have broken up long ago."