"Absolutely," Mort agreed, nodding firmly. "I mean, I know not even all aces feel that way--" He glanced fondly over at James, who was still over by the pastry case with Joy, both of them talking a mile a minute. "--but I sure do. So, uh, you and Joy are dating, then?" he added, referring to Aaron's comment about not dating 'until Joy'. "I couldn't figure out if you were or not. I'll have to tell James he was right, then. Again." He grinned. "One of the minor drawbacks of living with a Sherlock Holmes who's also... I'm sorry, that's an obscure in-joke, I'm babbling." No point assuming Aaron would get geeky references just because he looked like a nerd, that was rude. Mort chuckled dryly. "So - you and Joy, I'm gathering she's... uh, not ace, but you make it work anyway? I'm impressed."