Carrick blinked slowly, leaning forwards in his chair a little.
"Oh, the reward's for me."
He reached out and brushed Hermes' full lips with the pad of his thumb. The boy had already shown the vampire how talented his was with that lovely mouth, but it was a demonstration that bore repeating.
"Get on your knees," he murmured, moving his legs slightly apart. "I'm sure this is something in which you don't need any further lessons."