"You're right, I've never heard of Coeur d'Coeurs. Must not have been as good as New York -- I can't really imagine being anywhere else. I mean, I've been other places, it's not like I was born here or raised here my whole life, but now that I'm here, you know, you meet really interesting people. People like you."

Is that too forward of a comment? Well, it doesn't matter, does it? He's already said and done far more forward things in the time he's spent with Ned, and he hardly thinks that a little bit of flirtation is going to make Ned get uncomfortable now. He's never been good at flirting, but nevertheless, Ned's responded well to his somewhat offbeat comments throughout the hours they've spent together. He likes that.

"Well, pie is definitely better than cake. I'd have accepted that as an answer, too." He looks at the omelette, smiling, then looks back up at Ned, smile growing wider. "And I like your answer about who you'd serve pie to. Because I'd like that too. A lot."