"Why?"
"I believe he is hungry." He gave me a somewhat stern look. "And you should be eating something, too."
"Yes, Mom," I murmured, as I brushed past him.
"Hey, Ris?" Tao called, just as I neared his bedroom door. "You out there?"
I poked my head around the door. "I am. What can I do for you?"
"Ilianna threatened to make the old boy go limp for the next three months if I got out of bed for anything more than a pee," he said, expression amused. "But she hasn't come back from her shopping expedition, and I'm absolutely starving."
"So get up and get something. She's not going to know."
He snorted. "Maybe, but I enjoy sex too much to risk it."
I grinned. "What would you like?"
"Anything that involves lots of meat."
"Steak, eggs, and chips?"
"Perfect." He grinned. "And I'll have a beer while I'm waiting."
I raised an eyebrow. "Did Ilianna really make that threat? Because you seem to be milking it a little here."
"Hell yeah." He grinned. "Having you run around waiting on me hand and foot isn't something that happens every day. Gotta make the most of it."
I snorted softly and headed into the kitchen. Half an hour later, I dished up two plates and walked back into his room.