"He's doing so well though!" Steven said. And no, this was not the first time the topic had come up. Steven's enthusiasm had not dampened by much in the meanwhile. "Two whole people he's not minded having a chat with!"

Imagine how much Steven's reaction would differ if he knew Marc had had what might be called a slightly longer conversation with Harley last week than Marc had had with Dean. Still, it was Marc. Any conversation which didn't involve basic grunting was enough to get Steven's hopes up.