He knew what it took for Reid to let him take the initiative like this, moving them one step forward. He also knew that if he left it up to Reid to take the next step, they'd be stuck in this phase for a very long time. Stagnating. And that simply wouldn't do.

He smiled mischievously; it was nice knowing he could evoke that kind of reaction from him, and they hadn't even properly kissed yet.

"I could stop," he offered; wording it like that was intentional, since he very much doubted Reid actually wanted him to stop.