"Whoa- Whoa!" The change was so sudden that Peter actually did something he rarely did and he fought back- he turned his hand and gripped Simon's hard, showing he did have some strength in that body and tugged back hard enough to keep Simon from pulling him or even going any further. Not what he wanted! His heart was racing as he tried to figure out the best way to handle this and make Simon understand-

With that not-quite-fear born strength, he tugged Simon into one of the side rooms (public, he remembered, since the door was open currently), not even looking around but no one was in it. Instead, he met Simon's eyes and said bluntly, "I would have left if I wanted to leave!" Trying, with a hint of desperation in his voice, to get this all out before Simon either got angry with him for pulling him around or just out right told him to go. "I'm still here because I want to know more, even if I'm overwhelmed-- I want to know more about you!" He gestured around them, indicating the club, the everything up here. "If this is a part of you, then I want to know it. It might take some time but I'm trying!"