He wanted to say more, so much more, about those necessities that he didn't believe in, but that wouldn't give him much more than a stare and maybe a nice stomping off. So far, Iago had been able to keep his temper, and he would keep it now. He squeezed his hand gently.

"Exactly. And I'll let you know if something is beyond your budget at the moment. You will just have to tell me when you want something...big...and I will put it in the records to make sure that it works or if it will need to be put off until later." He moved that hand to Rex's cheek.

"I wouldn't want to dictate anything to you. I swear." That was the closest he had come to lying to Rex since their last fight.