[He'll take the subject change, and let her recover from the moment of intimacy.]

Sometimes. I am not usually hosting people, though, they are more often hosting me, so only if they have food around and are willing to let me cook.

[He makes an amused little noise as he collects bowls from a cupboard over the stove, and adds,]

My friend Ted is actually a better cook than I am, even if he has a ridiculous preference for take-out.