The cough caught his attention and that, combined with the sudden flush on Derek's face, made Thomas wonder what had caused it. Derek's opened up to him about a lot in a short amount of time but Thomas knew there was still a lot to him, undiscovered and kept behind a locked door. So, maybe the reaction had been something that Derek had been thinking about or maybe it was something Thomas had said.

He wanted to ask but then Derek's hand was on the back of his neck and asking turned into snickering and shaking his head at Derek's comment. "That'd be appreciated."

He started to say something about how he tasted and thought better of it. Even someone as dense as Thomas when it came to innuendo knew that would evoke some interesting images. Instead, he said, "I think I'd be more fun and a little more interesting if I wasn't kicking around in someone's stomach. I'd rather not be dinner. Or breakfast. Or lunch. Or a snack. Maybe next week I'll change my mind."