"You were cute. I'm much better with assholes. Clearly." Nicolas didn't mention that he still thought Spike was cute. Very cute. No need to threaten his ego. Spike was definitely very hot, as he'd told him after they'd played for the first time. Hot in a way that got under his skin and made him want him so much that there was part of him left untouched, even with Lestat seemingly doing all he could to ruin him. "Maybe we shouldn't ever touch each other. Unresolved tension seems to work well for us."