Alcuin knew by now that it was up to him to take the lead in moving this forward if he desired. Funny how it had gone from him never having such a role to it being the norm.

Though he had to pause and think about how far he wanted this to go. There was desire here, yes, but did he truly want to fall right into bed with his friend at the first opportunity? Maybe he should just enjoy this first, the kissing and the touching and the warmth between them.

Besides, in a couple of hours Hannibal would be here, and if he brought Hani to his bed he would need to call him and tell him not to come.