Gavin reared back a little, stunned. Was...was Dominic sort of, perhaps asking him out? And what would Elspeth do to him if he said yes?

Okay, but no. This was more likely a friendship. Making friends as adults was hard—not everyone came with a built-in house of foster sibling friends. Though Dominic didn't strike Gavin as the type who was ever lonely.

"There's a new coffee place nearby," Gavin said slowly, carefully planning his words so they didn't imply too much. "If you ever want to talk there."