Alan was only a touch grumpy but not really enough to be a big deal as he knew that it was very distressing to Nate to go through the heat and he didn't want him to suffer endlessly. Plus they had many many years of heat to deal with so he wasn't exactly getting a treat pulled away from him or something. When he went downstairs he got himself in the seat, "The doctor actually says the cast can come off today." he said before pausing again, "I'm glad to see you are doing better." as Alan had no doubt that Nate was on his feet again, "Are you ready to come back to work with me?" he asked excited to be productive again. He had managed to work from home for most of the time but the injury has kept him from taking on more cases and court dates than he liked.<br/><br/>Then again he never quite felt right when he wasn't on the battlefield of the courtroom so like an injured solider he had been waiting for the right moment to come back. He enjoyed Nate taking care of him right now though but mostly was looking forward to getting back to his full functional state. He suspected that Nate might feel a little off about some of the things he had him do in a more desperate state but there were also times that Alan wasn't able to help himself. Even now just knowing he wore the nipple rings with his name etched on them. There had been a reason he had held back all those desires previously because he never expected to meet someone who could even begin to fulfill them.