Tenderness flooded over his body, a fond look clear on his face as he gazed at Dash. Nearly a little too long given he needed to pay attention to the dish but he always found it difficult to keep his eyes from the other man. Dash just made him feel too many things but with how much importance rested on the dish, he made sure to pay attention after a few more lingering seconds. The rest of the preparations easy as anything and before long they were finishing up.

"You should go get ready while I'm putting the finishing touches on here," he instructed, making little shoo shoo motions with his hands. "You don't need to do anything or make up for this, Dash, I wanted to help. Cooking makes me happy." A slight pause and then, "YOU make me happy." Extra emphasis and everything. "If I can help in any way with your dreams, well, it means a lot to me."