â€œYouâ€™re right, sheâ€™s not my mother, but she might as well be with how many times Iâ€™ve gotten in trouble with her already.â€ He said with a chuckle when Ryan helped him to the couch. The laugh made him wince and he closed his eyes till it passed. He was going to protest about Ryan getting the bandages when it was already to late. The rules said he could only help himself, however, he was glad they were breaking a few rules. No one would notice but him and Ryan, and Ryan was the one who was supposed to make sure he followed the rules.<br/><br/>When Ryan returned Eric had leaned back and rested his head against the back of the couch, loving the feel of immobility. He sat up and began to lift up his shirt so Ryan could work and wound up helping Ryan take it off. Being shirtless was unexpected and it brought a little color to his face. There were bruises from the fight and a few of them looked a little worse than they actually were. He wished he had never gotten into that fight, that he was not bound by the streets, that he was causing all this trouble for the rest of them.<br/><br/>â€œI always do.â€ Eric replied matching Ryanâ€™s smirk with his own. It did not last for long as Ryan began to clean off stitches. He gritted his teeth and winced only once, but made no sound as Ryan worked. He was used to it, though that cleaning solution stung worse than many heâ€™d encountered before.  â€œThat at least is good to know, I highly doubt he would want to see me again after last time.â€ He said his voice attempting to mask the pain. â€œI donâ€™t think he likes me very much.â€<br/><br/>When Ryan was finished cleaning he relaxed just a bit. He hadnâ€™t realized he was tense until it was all over. Leaning back against the couch he sighed and stared at the ceiling for a moment until the throbbing in his side subsided a bit. It was only until he felt he could move a bit more did he look at Ryan. Attempting a smile he said, â€œyeah, your right, perhaps we should call it a night. I would hate for Kat to kill us, especially over new stitches.â€