Alex laughed, clearly thrilled by this. Yes, he did have his charms. He was super charming, when he wasn't lodging his foot in his mouth. Obviously.

He certainly wouldn't have minded being trapped up against a tree either, if Henry truly felt the need. And he definitely did not mind those wandering fingers, even if he heard himself give a startled (but not at all displeased) squeak of sound at the unexpected squeeze to his rear.

"...how long?" Please divulge that very interesting fact to him Henry. Inquiring minds were desperate to know.