Aramis replies with a lifted brow that says that when he finally steps back, Porthos really ought to put Athos over his shoulder to get him there. "We have many firsts ahead of us," he says, brushing Athos' open shirt from his shoulders as he slides forward, pushing a knee between his legs.

"But I have to ask." Aramis takes Athos' face in his hands and searches it. "Have you ever shared a bed with a man before?"