"I could, but you'd just do it anyway," he replied good-naturedly, keeping an eye on the glass to make sure it wasn't dropped. Not that he'd have to clean it up, but he wasn't the type to not take responsibility for a hotel room he'd paid to stay in.

"Wanna fill me in on your escapades, li'l man?" he said then, shifting a little way down the bed so he could rest back on his hands. "Found you half-conscious in a gutter."