Alcuin smiled a little, though he also felt a glimmer of guilt, knowing that Hannibal had once watched the two of them without Aaron's knowledge. He had a feeling he wouldn't have been so pleased about that.

"I see you're doing an excellent job at keeping your relationship fresh," he teased.

"I guess it's hard to be in an old married couple rut when you're still having to sneak around," Eliot snorted.