He knows at some point he and Dal will talk about what's going to happen with the relationship. If he is being honest with himself the slowness is also to do with coming out of a lot of physical healing and emotions from it all. The different slow pace is allowing him to, well, ease into the saddle once again.
"I guess I should ask how you feel about pet names. I know I call you pussycat, you know why. But I dunno, 'honey' sound like we're now an old married couple thing...'Honey! I'm home. Fetch me my dinner, my slippers, and pipe!' And saying baby, I don't want to infantile you without meaning to."
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"I guess I should ask how you feel about pet names. I know I call you pussycat, you know why. But I dunno, 'honey' sound like we're now an old married couple thing...'Honey! I'm home. Fetch me my dinner, my slippers, and pipe!' And saying baby, I don't want to infantile you without meaning to."