Who: Caden Drake and
Brendan DrakeWhat: Uncle-Nephew Heart-to-Heart
Where: Restaurant near Broadway
When: Day after Casper's trip to the ER
As promised, Caden took Brendan out for lunch so they could catch up. There was a reason Caden wanted to speak to his nephew, though he was more than aware that Brendan wouldn't want to talk about the technicalities of Caden's faux pas with Casper a couple of days before. At least Brendan wasn't upset or angry with him. Things weren't even really awkward, which Caden was grateful for. They had chatted lightly when they ordered their meals and drinks, Brendan filling him in on what he had been working on the past few days and that he had spoken to Justin to give him a little moral support after the poor kid came down with mono. He said Justin had been worried about his voice and that he wouldn't be able to sing. He was worrying about being okay for rehearsals, he was worrying he would hate all the new cast members, he was worrying Caden would ultimately think he was just too much hassle with getting sick again.
Of course, the news worried
Caden, though Brendan had elaborated that he talked Justin through all of it, promised his voice would bounce back one he was over the worst of the infection, and that casting wasn't scheduled for another few weeks so he may still be able to sit in on the auditions with Caden as planned. He was glad Brendan worked well with Justin, with hopes it would give Justin more security with everything when things kicked back off with the production. And it was only then that Brendan politely asked Caden what it was he wanted to talk to him about.
Caden cleared his throat and placed his knife and fork on the plate, because he really wanted Brendan's input on all this, and how it would make him feel. "I understand you don't want to talk about what happened, but it has lead to what I wanted to discuss with you. Yes, it was Casper I was with the other day, things subsequently developed that lead to Casper spending the last couple of nights with me. I just wanted to know how you would feel if he and I, well, began to see each other. And I
am aware of the distinct age gap. That's why I wanted to run it by you..."