[Acceptable or not, Jason still chuckled at Edward's calling out of his siblings. He was right, after all, and Jason had told them something similar to their faces. It didn't matter, but it still felt nice that the older man was on his side. Felt nice to talk about them at all, actually. It wasn't often that he felt comfortable enough with someone to speak about them even a little.

It left him feeling very isolated, most of the time. It was nice to be able to open up the part of himself that no one else ever got to see.]

A failure I tell them about every chance I get, believe me.

[Popping the last of his fries into his mouth, he hummed and nodded in agreement. It had been a pleasant diversion, even the parts where Jason had overstepped and shoved his own foot in his mouth.]

Oh, I don't know about being 'ready' to get home to my empty kitchen, but it's something that should be done. I don't mind cooking during the week, but cooking with Lian takes about twice as long as cooking alone does and some nights I have way more homework than time.

[He smirked, wiping his mouth with his napkin before shifting to reach into his pocket, pulling out his aging leather wallet and pulling a couple of bills from it.]

My ask, my treat. You can get it next time.