[Thank goodness for small mercies. He exhaled softly as Eric's fingers brushed his ear and took his glasses for him. He knew that if he took them of himself odds were he would set them aside and end up stepping on them or something. It was just best this way and he trusted Eric with his glasses.

And he's not going to dig too deeply into what that means. Alan just relaxed against him resting his cheek against Eric shoulder.]

Thank you. [Then his voice is quieter as he speaks.] Who knew it took getting William drunk to get him to 'fess up - We should have done this centuries ago.