[Maybe he'd had some more champagne than he'd admitted, or maybe he was high on life, but he had everything he could ever want right here in front of him with a smile and a ready tease.]

That's part of it. What, I'm not allowed to show off my husband? Just wait until we finish the dance. I'll give 'em something to talk about~

[The drawl was intentional, and he enunciated the words clearly so that anyone who could read lips would know precisely what he'd just said. It was... really great, to be in this moment right now. And if things hadn't shifted out of the previous shift that Luceti set them down the path of, it'd be him dancing with Jack at their own wedding, Vastra at the reigns of the celebration.

And he knew, as he'd known, that Jack was entirely worth the rest of his life]

I really should try to tan, don't you think? Go out to the beach where Zev took us and sunbathe. For old time's sake.