Jim doesn't attach as much emotional implications to the term as Hunter might be, but it's really the only appropriate term. "Sure. If that road trip we went on wasn't a date, it's news to me," he says, lightly teasing.

"I like spending time with you too," he agrees. "And if and when we get to the point where we're not seeing each other like that, it doesn't mean we can't see each other anymore."