[ Truthfully, he's not being so much a menace as to completely stop her from stirring the hutspot. Even with one hand occupied, she still has freedom of motion with the other. So, she lets him continue holding her, enjoying the warm press of him along her back, something inside her relaxing. She's sorely tempted to lean into the embrace—there will be time for that later. Soon enough, he lets her go to settle with a hip against the counter. ]
Did he now? [ Her eyebrows go up, both surprised and delighted by this news. Sure, she knows there's more beyond that. There usually is, with Kaz. Their son is a very complicated young man and always has been.
Still, she's glad he's meeting people. Just a few years ago, he would've adamantly opposed any attempt.
At the touch to her sweater, she smiles, casting him a sidelong look that clearly says I know. ]
Hm, I see. [ There's a bit of a warning bell going off in her mind, with how he's phrased that. She goes quiet, slowly stirring the stew, mentally fitting some puzzle pieces together. ]
How bad is it, Tom?
[ Girl or no girl, Kaz never does anything by halves. Nor has he ever asked something like this of them flippantly. ]
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Did he now? [ Her eyebrows go up, both surprised and delighted by this news. Sure, she knows there's more beyond that. There usually is, with Kaz. Their son is a very complicated young man and always has been.
Still, she's glad he's meeting people. Just a few years ago, he would've adamantly opposed any attempt.
At the touch to her sweater, she smiles, casting him a sidelong look that clearly says I know. ]
Hm, I see. [ There's a bit of a warning bell going off in her mind, with how he's phrased that. She goes quiet, slowly stirring the stew, mentally fitting some puzzle pieces together. ]
How bad is it, Tom?
[ Girl or no girl, Kaz never does anything by halves. Nor has he ever asked something like this of them flippantly. ]