Mick walked into the apartment with Kevin right behind him, turned quickly and pushed Kevin back into the hallway, closing the door behind them.
"What are you doing?" Kevin asked in surprise.
"I think, I may be wrong, but from the sound of it, your father has company."
"It better be Mom," Kevin muttered.
"Who else?" Mick replied. "As far as I know—and I've been hanging around with him for quite a while—she's the only woman he knows...well, besides the woman at the bank and that sure wasn't anything."
"So now what? We go out and grab some dinner?"
"Sure." It really wasn't what Mick wanted to do, but he also wasn't about to put Kevin in the position of moving on to the next level in their relationship until Kevin was ready. And it seemed he still wasn't, since he'd suggested going out instead of heading to his apartment so they could be alone together, with no possibility of being disturbed by inquisitive parents.
They debated where to go as they rode back down in the elevator, finally deciding on a place just off campus.
When they walked in, someone called out, "Hey, you two." Sue was sitting at a table a few yards away, waving at them.
"There's no escape," Mick muttered, when they joined her and Charlie—and a young man he didn't recognize.
Kevin did, however, saying as he sat down, "Mick, this is Brian. He's in the same history class as the rest of us."
Mick nodded, pulling up a chair from the next table and squeezing in between Kevin and Charlie.
Brian put his arm over the back of Sue's chair in a somewhat proprietary way, so Mick did the same, only his arm went around Kevin's shoulders.
Charlie laughed. "You don't have to worry about them, Brian. They're, umm"—he looked at Kevin—"a couple?"
"More or less, yeah."
"More or less?" Sue chuckled. "I'd say a lot more than less."
"I get the picture," Brian said. "Sorry I reacted that way but after all Sue went through with that Archer bastard… well, I'm feeling just a bit protective."
Kevin cocked an eyebrow. "How long have you and Sue been more than just friends?"
Brian looked at Sue. "A day?"
"One day, three hours, and twenty"—she looked at her watch—"six minutes. Give or take."
Mick burst out laughing. "So this is your second date?"
"Yep, and if we could convince Charlie he didn't have to tag along…" She shot a look at her twin.
Charlie held up his hands. "You did invite me, for the eating portion. After that, you're on your own."
"Thank God," she said dramatically.
Brian shook his head, looking at Kevin. "You know them better than me. Are they always like this?"
"Yeah, pretty much, but you'll get used to it. And weekends will be better because Mr. Lothario there always has a hot date."
"Whew," Brian replied, wiping his forehead in mock relief.
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