... didn't want to know or ask about the second one.

that Mattieu should ask.

would be too shy to.

wouldn't just tell him either without some prompting.

walks up to Francis' house, pausing before knocking at the door. The other had visited him so he figured it only fair that he should visit.

hears someone knocking on the door and opens it, surprised to see the Canadian; spontaneous visits usually didn't occcur with him. "Bonjour

Mattieu."

blushes faintly when the door opens. "Hey... Sorry about the sudden visit, I was in town and decided I should stop by and say hi, I guess."

smiles at him. "That's no problem at all. Please, come in! I was just about to cook some dinner."

blinks quickly. "Oh, I wouldn't want to be a bother..."

chuckles. "It's fine, I can easily make enough for two. Come in."

steps inside, still blushing. "Oh, okay..." He was still a little embarrassed from the last time they saw each other.

a bit wary of doing anything out of the usual after last time; he'd already embarrassed himself enough getting drunk at Mattieu's house. He_

led the other to the kitchen, where some vegetables where simmering in a pan.

follows him in, glancing around a bit. He pauses before taking a seat at a table. "Thanks..."

"Do you prefer shrimp and scallops or lobster? I hadn't quite decided which myself."

pauses. "Ah, shrimp and scallops will be just fine."

this is good since he won't have to get the lobster from the store now. "Very well then, dinner will be ready in about... ten minutes."

didn't want him to spend more just because he was here. He smiles a little. "Thanks again."

ruffles his hair before walking over to the stove top. "It's no problem at all."

blushes a little and laughs sheepishly. "Well I'm glad that it's not."

pulls over the bag of shrimp and starts to de-vein them. "How have you been?" He hadn't heard from the other since the little drinking

incident.

shrugs and looks at the table. "Fine, I guess." Nothing really exciting had happened since then.