She cut him off, "Oh. It wasn't anything for you to worry about, Sweetie. We actually would have been just fine, even with the cut. Tell the truth, I mostly thought I'd be bored without having something to do for most of the day... and this was... something I hadn't done before, so it seemed worth a try."

He nodded thoughtfully, absorbing the things his mother told him, "Do you... enjoy it?"

She considered a moment, "You know, I really do. For one thing, I'm pretty good at it," she winked at her son, making him blush and nod in agreement. "I like how physical it is, both being on...