Marius' words have him looking down at the wine, eyeing it suspiciously. He didn't think Marius would lie though so he took another, longer sip, savoring the taste of alcohol and flavor on his tongue and down his throat. It'd take more than just a glass to make him drunk but the combination of wine plus the way Marius looked might get him there quicker than usual.

"I think you have already made it better," Jake told him with a decisive nod. "This is -- yeah, this is good. I'm really glad we talked about this and that we're doing it."

Jake had to get a damn hold of himself or he was going to babble himself silly. He was smoother than this, cooler than this but sometimes things just got to him and turned him on like nothing else.

"Did you have a good shower?" he asked, calming down a bit. "Nice and warm and wet?"