Alex chuckled despite himself and shook his head. "Be nice, Darius." Pete chuckled in turn. "Don't ask that, Summers, he might hurt something trying." He eyed Darius. "See where Lorna went this last week?"
His question was gentle, but asked as brisk as most of what he said, eyes on Darius' as he spoke, weighing what the other man said and how he said it.