"That is not," Jean-Paul said, barely bothering to hide his pleasure, "The biology you've studied. The most interesting? Probably. The most attractive? Potentially. But I'm sure you're conducting biological experiments all over the city."

Just for a moment, a real smile broke over Jean-Paul's face. Alex wasn't turning his back on him. "I'll have dinner with you but I don't want to go out."

People still stared.