Any hesitance Dal's shown in giving physical affection stems from his own insecurities about his past. He doesn't ever want Gabriel to think anything they share is him going through the motions. And, well, there's a not so small part of Dal that's scared. He's scared that nothing will be different once Gabriel and he get intimate.

But it has to be different, right? Because they have real feelings for each other.

"If ya wanted to, maybe we could..." He shifts just a little in Gabriel's lap. "Make tonight real special."