Seeing that grin made the man's heart jump a bit and Conner made himself look away in order to focus on his plates.<br/><br/>Though as Derek started talking it was pretty clear he hadn't noticed as he kept talking and talking.  Chuckling the older man let him talk, it was good for him to get everything off his chest.  Brushing his hair back the older man laughed a little, smirking as he stared at Derek for a moment.  He really did fit that idea of a rich kid thrown into the real world.  When he mentioned not having any furniture the man perked a brow, a bit surprised.  So his parents really weren't going to help him out too much.<br/><br/>Conner begun to eat before setting his napkin down on his lap "If you want, I could help you get some furniture.  I won't lie, it'll be used but it will be something and if we look hard enough we could probably get something nice and cheap for you.  What are looking for anyway? Maybe just a couch and a tv? Won't be able to fill up your place too quickly. Took me almost a year to get this place looking like this." he smiled looking around his home.  It felt nice, and even after the<i>incident </i>this was still his home and loved it.  He did hope to upgrade one day, but for now he was happy with what he was able to get.<br/><br/>After dinner the man made them some brownie mugs and offered it to Derek as he took a seat on his bed after rolling the garden cart to the window as to act as another pair of curtains.  "I know what your parents did was super crappy, but maybe if you show them you're improving, they'll be more willing to help? Maybe they seen their extreme mistake of spoiling you rotten and trying to counter that extreme with this extreme.  Neither are good, but you could learn something from this.  It seems you already have," Conner smiled warmly as he begun to dig into his cup "Compared from the first day you came to work with us, you've gotten way better.  Nicer, you're able to keep your cool a bit, and you really are getting faster."<br/><br/>It was getting later and Conner had just exited the bathroom in order to change into his pajamas for the night.  Looking over to Derek he walked over and playfully hit the man's shoulder "So, do you think you'd be ready to learn tomorrow? Its going to be lots of fun to watch you try your own cooking."