He reached over to touch the kid's hand lightly. Suzaku put up with being touched, but he didn't seem to crave it, or enjoy it. That was another problem Steve just hadn't had the time or the desire to try and poke at. There were so many ways it could go wrong . . .

"It's a little odd. Although back home you'd be old enough to marry if you really wanted to. I suppose I just expected you'd want to get it dissolved. So you didn't have any . . . obligations." Like coming to dinner.