The answer he finally got was a surprising one. One that made a little bit of sense of the reaction the night before, but still left questions. Jealousy was the obvious answer, Bel knew that much. But the question was jealousy over what. It was an easy thing to pinpoint when physical objects were involved, but it was a little harder given the situation and the lack of anything worth coveting.

"Is it the sex?" His question was blunt, asked with a quiet sigh. "Because you're welcome to it. You can tell him I said hi while you're there so he doesn't try to find me instead."