Adam felt defensive at the suggestion that he was mocking Alec. His smile faded and his chin tucked down. Though Adam lied easily, he only ever did so when he knew there would be consequences for the truth.

"I'm teasing you for not knowing that you do," Adam corrected. Maybe they were looking at different paintings, but it was the 'ethereally beautiful' part that Adam had meant to apply to Alec.

Either way, if Alec didn't believe him, Adam wasn't going to insist. He picked a direction to explore so that he could get this tour started. He'd just take himself on a tour if necessary.