“My parents are out,” he called. “So I was thinking we could just chill today. I’m doing pretty well, yeah?” I frowned as I entered his bed...oom. “You mean you want your parents to pay me for babysitting you for an hour while you play World of Warcraft? I don’t think so, Cal.” “What would you rather do?” he asked. He rolled onto his side and winked at me. I rolled my own eyes. Cal was in his first year of university. He wanted to take a gap year and travel around Europe but his parents were. "Gwen stared at Steve like he had two heads. "That's your plan? How can that stupid grin help? They're going to think you're proud of it, that you like eating pussy. Oh! This must be a man thing!" That's right, Gwen. You sure didn't hurt my reputation any. You should see how the girls are looking at me now. And there isn't a guy out there that would blame me for munching on Gwen Anderson's little kitty every chance I get, with the possible exception of your dad." So you're just going to smile. ” He said, trying to push a little of that confidence into his shaky voice.“Yes, I can. Oh, my precious little toy… The world is blowing up right now, everywhere but in here…” She smirked to herself.Robin looked up towards her, but could see nothing in the absolute dark of the room. That had sounded like a lyric of hers as opposed to anything of meaning, “I... I don’t understand?...”“The photo I took of your art, cutie. In the bottom corner you can quite clearly make out a reflection, something. But I wasn’t given a choice: Maria opened the front door with her key and shepherded me inside.“My mum is always asking when I’m going to bring a boy home,” she explained before calling out, “Mama, I’ve brought a friend home, a boy.”Maria’s mother emerged from the kitchen, grinning like a Cheshire Cat. “Welcome to our home,” she gushed effusively. Then, as she looked me up and down, the naturalness of the smile vanished, leaving her looking as though she was trying not to complain about.