“You are doing no such thing!” Lex growled, glaring at Dirk. “I won’t allow it.”
“Actually, you can’t stop me,” Dirk retorted.
“You won’t be safe there. Or at least not as safe as you are in your apartment. Remember, you’re my son. There are beings who would love to get their hands on you to get to me.”
“So toss up some strong wards on Bay’s house because I am moving in with him, like it or not.”
“Toss them up? There is a hell of a lot more to it than that.”
“I know. I want you to teach me how to do it, so I can maintain them.”
“What did I do to deserve a son like you,” Lex grumbled.
“Screwed my mother,” Dirk retorted, trying not to laugh. “Do you regret it?”
“Screwing her, as you so inelegantly put it? Or having you as a result?”
“Both?” Dirk replied.
“Not at all. The first was
