Nathaniel sits up and takes in the lines of Asher's body, lavender eyes trailing each inch of exposed skin as a smile quirks his lips. Asher is beautiful, painfully so, and Nathaniel can't help but admire that beauty when it's so enticingly displayed. Slowly, his eyes rise to Asher's, and after a weighted moment where he just stares at those pale eyes, he gets up from the bed.

He'd not bothered to dress since they'd come back to Asher's room after Anita's decree. Once he stands in front of Asher, he looks up at his vampire. "Haven't you been coddling me this entire time?" he asks softly.