"I, on the other hand, do consider it to be the same," he answered, his annoyance waning into mild chastising as Eddie seemed to be agreeing with him, though Aimery wasn't sure if it was an attempt at manipulation or not. "I spend as much or more time a day talking to you as I do the men whom I live with and work for. It's unfair to expect me to not only be on call for you throughout the day then, when I do manage time to see you in person and take you somewhere nice on my day off, treat me as if I owe you more."

That was... actually quite cathartic.