"You, too," Marek said, without a smile, though that wasn't entirely Alec's fault. He wasn't in a smiley mood at the moment. He was vaguely amused to see that the notebook choice was leather bound, and a corner of his mouth twitched at that. The rest of what Alec said went in one ear and right out the other: in his head, the brief irritation of Alec's presence had already been dismissed. He just wanted to get back to the apothecary and back to work.