The adult lowered a bit the menu, giving the boy a glance.
-Sure, then i'll buy you a cigar and i'll let you drive.- he answered to his teasing question, joking too, before adding something else -You'll get to drink when you'll become of age, kid. Until that moment, the only booze you'll see will be my beer in the fridge and that you will not be allowed to touch. Got it?- he went on, with the same cheerful voice, but wanting him to understand that there was a rule hidden behind the joke.
Said that, Cassidy went back to look at the menu and it took him less than a moment to decide what he wanted.
-I'll have the biggest steak they have.- he announced, putting the menu aside and smiling at the teen -And fries, of course. What about you?-
Clearly the man was trying to make him feel at ease and to smile a little; he was planning to spoil him a bit, to be honest.
The kid had had a hard life until that moment and he wanted to be a good father for him.
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