"I only tease, my marvelous boy, because I think you turn the most fetching shade of red when you're flustered. It's quite flattering."

What he won't say, is that he and Herbert have spoken extensively on the subject of Alfred's blush. How it trails down his chest in the most alluring way and makes them both want to follow it with fingers and mouths.

No, he'll concentrate instead on the gentle way Alfred's fingers work through his hair.