Dinner was interesting.
I got downstairs, dressed in my baggy lounge pants and a tank top, as Luc and our mother were dishing out. He winked at me over our moms head and I smiled. I still couldn't believe what had happened upstairs and the thought that we might get to explore each other more was making me quiver in excitement.
"Okay, so tell me. Did you ever get hurt? And tell me the truth." Mom asked Luc as she shared the rice between three plates.
He laughed a little at her question and then shrugged. "I hurt myself a few times, but nothing huge, just cuts and bruises... I did dislocate my shoulder in one training exercise... That wasn't fun..."
Mom looked at him slowly. "And why didn't you tell me?" She asked in a hurt voice.
Luc smiled at her and hugged her, rubbing her back. "Mom, there was nothing you could do from here... And anyway, once they popped it back in, I was fine..." He finished, stretching his left arm above his head, smiling again.
Mom had her back to me again, with Luc facing forward, so I thought I'd tease him.
"Were you stiff after?" I asked innocently, looking over my shoulder at Luc.
I was standing by the fridge getting drinks for the three of us and had to take a quick sip as Luc's mouth dropped. "You know, your arm?"
Luc coughed and smiled a little. "Uh, yeah... I was sore, sure..."
"Well I wish you'd told us." Mom murmured and then shrugged as she shared out the curry. "Anyway, did you make any friends? Do you know who's on your team?"
"Yeah, I met some cool guys... There was Scott and Frankie... They sat with me a lot of the time... And Talon..." Luc continued to name people as he looked at me.
I winked at him and then slowly licked my upper lip. He paused mid sentence, but then cleared his throat and carried on talking, never taking his eyes off me. I ran my hand over my hip and stomach and paused at my breast. Luc looked away for a distraction and picked up a piece of chicken off one of the plates and stuck it in his mouth. His eyes however, came back to me.
He was just swallowing when I pinched my nipple and bit my lower lip to keep from making a noise.
"Luc? Are you okay?" My mom asked as he started to cough. I jogged over and hit him on the back, trying to help. He wheezed and his eyes where watery as he looked at us.
"I'm fine... Just went down the wrong way... Thanks Paige..." He said, giving me a look that promised pay back.