"I suppose," Rurik gave Kai a sideways look. He could tell when Kai was up to something, and his senses were tingling to that effect. He reminded himself that Kai hadn't been home for quite some time, and while things were certainly not as they had been during and immediately following The Cold War, for example, just to be in Russia again had a dazzling effect, on the both of them.
"But tell me, lover. Is it everything you'd hoped for upon your return?"