"Preferably," Alec said, a little bit breathlessly. See, he was human again all of a sudden and he had a whole bunch of human hormones, and, you know, laying down and looking up at Sparkle had all of these... connotations.

He'd probably better sit up, now that he thought about it.

"Hello, by the way," he added as he straightened up to a sitting position, moving his hands to provide himself with strategic... uh, coverage at the same time. "Thank you for, um, you know, watching me."