The mother and daughter could be clones. Hands clasped before her, she looked nervous as her daughter spoke to Tommy. He was a frequent instructor at ...his father’s Riverhead location, and she was bending his ear, probably about some move or another.Shiv approached and gave Jen a brief hug. “Sorry. I asked if Toni could join us and somehow Jean invited herself along. Where’s Dink? Tommy’s got some new brand of bacon.”“The study. Marisol’s reading to the kids. Dink is Cynthia’s favorite new. After a couple of months of mine and Vaidehi’s affair I had a college cultural fest. I invited my gf and her roommates. Vaidehi and her other roommate had other plans so they backed out. My GF asked me to book a room for her in my campus as she said she might try alcohol so she wont be able to come back. I was hopeful that finally I might get to fuck my gf. Since I was a part of the organizing committee it was easy for me to get a room in the co-ed hostel which was meant for masters. "I chuckled. I should have known she would know the word. "I would never say you are, however, the society uses that term as the title of those who are bound to Mind Magi."She rolled her eyes. "Figures."I reached out and took her hand. "Hun, I do not think of you that way. Not in the slightest." The contact was enough for both of us. The tension we felt due to the attack earlier melted away."Why do I feel so ... good when you hold my hand?" It's a feature of the bond. A Mind Magi usually bonds. “I’ll be right back. I need to use the lady’s room,” she added as she got up and headed to the washrooms, which were down a short hallway in the back near where the kitchen entrance was located.“So, David, you can at least tell us what you ate then and if it was any good,” Mom offered with a smile, showing that all was forgiven.“Uh, yeah, sure. I know that we each ordered something different, and then we shared. I got the Veal Parimgean. Amber had the Manicotti, and CC had something that was.