He shrugs, trying to think back so that when he answers, it's honest. "Back on that island, there were starting to be a lot more moments that I couldn't ignore. Before that, maybe here and there at the Academy, but you weren't wanting what I did, so it was easy to dismiss."

He exhales and gives Jim a rueful smile. "The day I showed up, I kind of had it in mind to kiss you then, but uh, made it somewhere else and to another Jim entirely, wouldn't you know it?"