( This feels different than how his son has described anyone else. It resembles the first time he reluctantly mentioned and then introduced Quentin and the "courtship" that followed. As abruptly as he'd introduced them, Stefano adjusted to him never being mentioned again except in passing. He'd liked him. Stefano could see that.
This date wasn't with ER.
He doesn't speak about him the same way. He's not trying to rub it in his father's face. He's not making a statement. He met up with someone.
And he was treated well.
He turns his head back, focusing on the ornate architecture and the sun beyond. The clouds. Something on the horizon many. He wants to ask point blank. To be interested. To get real detail. But he never takes it well. He might think he's being attacked. Or interrogated.
He wants this to go well. He wants to know how he feels. How a whirlwind courtship even became a sex tape. And he's 95% sure Hawkins Fuller is on the grounds. )
It didn't happen to be with a famous tennis player I saw climbing out of the pool this morning?
( He'd taken his espresso on his terrace. It was a surprise to see him here. Is everyone here? And among his many suitors, is this the one he's the most happy to see. If not happy, intrigued. He brings something else out in him. He doesn't like his age. He never will. But barring that, he likes what he's seen of the man, what he's read.
Teo's father does his due diligence with anyone in his son's life.
He lets Teo answer in whatever way he needs to, giving him the room to with a sip of his espresso martini. He doesn't even look at him while he forms his response. He doesn't want to pressure him at all. )
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This date wasn't with ER.
He doesn't speak about him the same way. He's not trying to rub it in his father's face. He's not making a statement. He met up with someone.
And he was treated well.
He turns his head back, focusing on the ornate architecture and the sun beyond. The clouds. Something on the horizon many. He wants to ask point blank. To be interested. To get real detail. But he never takes it well. He might think he's being attacked. Or interrogated.
He wants this to go well. He wants to know how he feels. How a whirlwind courtship even became a sex tape. And he's 95% sure Hawkins Fuller is on the grounds. )
It didn't happen to be with a famous tennis player I saw climbing out of the pool this morning?
( He'd taken his espresso on his terrace. It was a surprise to see him here. Is everyone here? And among his many suitors, is this the one he's the most happy to see. If not happy, intrigued. He brings something else out in him. He doesn't like his age. He never will. But barring that, he likes what he's seen of the man, what he's read.
Teo's father does his due diligence with anyone in his son's life.
He lets Teo answer in whatever way he needs to, giving him the room to with a sip of his espresso martini. He doesn't even look at him while he forms his response. He doesn't want to pressure him at all. )