He nodded, biting a little on his thumbnail as he listened. He had a point, maybe, Jack thought; talking about things usually helped. He and Alice were never ones for huge heart-to-hearts-- but no, that wasn't right, was it? They talked about things. They'd shared things. They simply didn't do it traditionally. They did it in bits and pieces, slowly, over days and months.

And if they'd done that-- if they'd shared Edelweiss and Wonderland, their parents and siblings and fears and insecurities-- if Jack could share what had happened to him-- surely they could discuss sex as well.

"Yeah," he said aloud, feeling a little more hopeful. "I just hope--" He broke off, but now he smiled a little, wry and amused. "We're from the nineteenth century, Kurt, and she's older than me. And high class. They didn't talk about sex back then. This'll be . . . interestin'." But they would get through it. They would. Alice was many things, but she was no coward; they would confront this issue and tackle it together. Yeah. He smiled a little bit more, feeling hopeful.

"Thanks," Jack added, nodding at Kurt. "You're right. And after this-- I mean, I bet this whole thin' with Sirius'll go away for good." Thank god. Not for nothing, but it had been getting awkward lately with him.