After all of that, we made our way back to Xavier's place. We ate dinner together and found ourselves on the couch in the living room. Lisa took her leave for the night and I looked at Xavier.
"I want to hear about your family," I said, and he flinched.
"What do you mean?"
"You said you have a big family, right?" He nodded slightly. "You have to talk quite a bit, so I thought it might be a good start for you to list the members of your family." I watched realization dawn on his face. He looked away.
"That could work." He admitted, though I saw the pain flash through his eyes even as he tried to hide it from me.
"If it's too painful, we can pick something else. You could ramble about work." He shook his head softly as he looked back at me.
"No, that works fine." He looked down at the
