"Well yeah it hurts, you punched him the jaw!" Conner laughed softly as he begun to relax again well he tended to Derek.  Shaking his head the older man looked to Derek and smirked "Okay tough guy.  Hows about I cook you dinner tonight? As a thank you.  I mean it won't be for a couple of hours so you could either stay here and rest, or go home and come back.  Your call."<br/><br/>Conner grabbed the ice pack and wrapped it in a towel before placing it ont he man's knuckles "Here, feel a bit better with the towel on it?"<br/><br/>The man was truthful and did as he said by letting Derek stay if he wanted too.  The older man offered drinks and let him rest in any way he wanted or needed too, be that on the couch or bed or floor and in silent or talking if he wanted.  Conner was pretty relaxed so he just went with the flow.<br/><br/>It was starting to get later and Conner did keep his promise in making dinner--he would have made it either way but now he had a reason to plate it nicely other than just from being bored.   He made steam vegetables with slow roasted chicken breast which had been slow roasting for about 40 minutes with lemon juice over it.  After plating the plates and grabbing a few sodas for them he began over to the small table and removed a few things to make a dinning table.  "Ready to eat? Or should I make a doggy bag for you?" he smiled playfully, feeling a bit more comfortable around Derek to joke around and be playful.