Asher doesn't say it to hurt Jean-Claude, though there is a part of him that feels a bitter triumph at the thought.

It is not just himself that he must consider; Nathaniel would never forgive him if he were to bed both Anita and Jean-Claude regularly. He must think, before commiting to such a thing.

He arches an eyebrow at Anita's threat, bemused by her refusal to dress as befits the occasion, but knowing by now that trying to force her to do anything is futile.