Orien
Slow and steady, he told himself at Lucian’s reaction and words to his praising of her and the boys’; excellent job on that agility course. He’d seen Alex, Dom and Vinny all smile in acknowledgment at his words, not Lucian though.
He’d called her Lucian because that was generally what he called her nowadays, and he didn’t want to over do it with her. She’d not only get annoyed with him, she would likely think it was suspicious behaviour.
He would keep himself formal still most of the time, maybe use Luci once or twice a day, and until he thought he was making any headway with the girl, then he would keep to his normal. He had to start small and build their entire relationship from scratch. Not even he knew if he could actually do that.
Though her response was formal, she did not
