Derek was all for leaving any discussion of Kate out of things despite being the one that had brought it up in the first place. It had covered part of his social life, though, so he'd felt the need to mention it.

The smile didn't soften anything. Not that Derek expected anything gentle to come from Peter in the first place.

"I don't plan on dating right now," he replied, shrugging his shoulders. It was something that crossed his mind from time to time, but it wasn't an absolute need. Not when he was more focused on forming and training a pack. "I'll eventually date again. Just not right now." Derek thought that answer was acceptable enough.