Crowley laughed then. But quietly. He didn't want to draw Aziraphale's attention. And it was probably a good thing he hadn't yet noticed how much attention Hermes was paying to the angel. "Like a pane of glass. You never were all that subtle."

He slumped comfortably against the undemon. "And listen to you talking about communication and caring. When the hell did you become Mr. Long-Term Relationship Expert? I always thought you were the love-'em-and-leave-'em type. Except for messenger boy. I'll just take your word on his relative temperature, thanks."