Adrian caught Terry rolling his eyes and frowned. "What? How would you have fancied having to work every day but Christmas because you missed your shifts when you thought your husband was dead?" he snapped before turning to Stephen. "I'll try bribery before blackmail comes into play. Seriously, how stupid does he have to be if I go there with a blank cheque and he refuses it?"
He grinned at his husband, refraining the urge to straddle him and snog him senseless as Boot was in the room. Even exhaustion didn't make him want to do that any less. "A naked, work-free zone with lots of sun and a huge bed," he promised. "He's not changing his mind. Jeff promised to take my shifts if he did and if Weasley bitches then maybe I'll just bitch back."
He looked over at Boot, raising an eyebrow. "Very, very, incredibly annoyingly slow has never been my way," he said with a smirk. "Be a cliche and do it on Valentine's day after the benefit," He turned to Stephen and tugged on his lower lip playfully before capturing his lips in a kiss. "And now look at you. I think you ended up okay in the end."