Allaster watched with an amused smirk while John stripped Charlie down to his drawers and then laughed when Henry gave Charlie's bottom a slap. Allaster didn't think Charlie looked like he minded any of this in the least.
When Alec stood, Allaster knew what was coming next and watched with hungry eyes as Alec rolled up his sleeves and sat at the piano with a flourish.
Allaster came up up behind Charlie and patted him on the bottom. "Let's hear it, boy," he said and then went to sat next to Alec on the piano bench, joining his voice to the song.
"Why sit and mourn o’er fancied ills, When danger is not near; Care is a self consuming thing, That hardest nerves can wear."