Alec paused and surveyed her again. For a moment his light hearted expression melted into something more heated as it was probably clear he was recollecting some of the exact things he wanted to do to her. For a moment he looked like a man who wanted to pin a woman to the wall and explore every inch of her body.

He cleared his throat, the intensity fading a bit. He seemed to be debating what to say and finally went with, "let's just say, among other things, I still really want to show off how long I can hold breath."

Alec smirked and dug into the cake some more