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Lucas finally felt in his element again, feeling somewhat guilty upon seeing that Zoey did not. As much as he wanted her to feel comfortable, allowing her to embrace and follow his lead, he had to break way for two reasons: so she could find her own rhythm, and so he could get more in tune with his own. Just as he was really beginning to let go, intoxicated by the mingling scents of liquor and cologne, his phone began to buzz again.
s**t, he thought in despair. His trance was broken, and he patted Zoey on the arm to give her warning before leading her back outside. The ring tone was a smooth jazz ballad, that of his father, who was much less trusting (or rather, gullible) than his mother. If he heard thumping music in the background, no amount of lying would keep Lucas out of trouble. "Hey, dad," he greeted innocently. "I already told mom where I-"
"I know damn well what you told her," his dad's stern voice cut through the speaker, forcing Lucas to flinch back at the volume. "Your mother may be so easy to believe that load of crap, but I'm not. Get your hide back home right now, and bring that 'new student' with you. If they even exist, that is." Then there was a click, his father having hung up. It sounded as if the only "normal" human in their family, as well as the only one not part of the Bhakta line, had had a very long day dealing with his magical siblings.
"Hey, uh," he began hesitantly, rubbing the back of his neck and trying to force down the amber flush of embarrassment in his cheeks. "So that was my old man... he wants to meet you. He thinks I made the whole thing up." He cracked a subtle, wry smirk. "I mean... I made most of it up, but not the whole thing. I hope you don't mind, but if I don't prove I was with you my a** is in the fire. And by that I mean I'll be grounded for at least a month." As if the tight leash his parents tried to keep on him wasn't humilating enough, now the poor girl had to meet his entire family. The only one he could bear to introduce was his grandmother. "So... you mind protecting my cover?"
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