"Are you bringing home different boys now?" Edwin raised an eyebrow at him, despite keeping his eyes on his plate, ignoring their parents' conversation.
"Oh shut up, Kevin's just a friend."
"Uh-huh. And apparently he's having dinner with us."
He glanced at Kevin, who was apparently following the adults' conversation with rapt attention. He turned back to Edwin.
It was hard to know what he was thinking sometimes. He was such a strange child. Who should be in school, not questioning his judgement.
"Will your boyfriend be coming over for dinner?" Edwin asked casually, under the cover of everyone else's talking, as if the answer was any of his business.
"No. He's grounded."
Plus, John wasn't answering his calls. Well, he was warned about this.
"He's, what, 18?"
"Yes."
He met his mother's eyes, and she tilted her head slightly to his father. He shook his head, wondering at her; this was such horrible timing, and with guests too.
"Rory,"
He snapped his attention to Daniel, who was surrounded on both sides by both Proek girls, who looked just as interested to what their boyfriend had to say, "I hear you've found someone else."
He turned slowly to glare at Edwin, who didn't even have the decency to look at him.
"It's true then."
"Yes." He said stiffly.
"Who is it? What's her name?"
Edwin raised his head, leaning back in his seat nonchalantly as he watched him, as if interested in his answer.
"You've never met." He said to Daniel, as if nothing was wrong, at all, "There's no chance of you ever sleeping with this one."
"Oh really?"
He met the challenge head on, eyes narrowing as he flexed his palm experimentally, "Yes."
"Oh alright then." Daniel smiled.