Phoenix Maplewood Trippin' on skies, sippin' waterfalls

She watched his face carefully, out of the corner of her eye, knowing Reek might feel a little hurt by the lie by omission. With the patience of the ages, Smash waited for him to say something, though the instant he spoke, she faced him more fully, orange eyes tracking over his warm gaze in surprise. Did he know Luke? Maybe Reek could point her in the right direction, after they were done catching up, so she could let her baby daddy know all about his secret progeny.

But there was something strange on Reek's not-so-handsome features, softening Smash's tongue and stopping the clever rejoinder bubbling to her lips. Instead, she swallowed it and replied, "Yeah, actually. Do you know Luke then? I'm really sorry for not telling you at the time, by the way. I wasn't even sure I was pregnant until I made myself scarce." She paused, shuffling, and screwed up one orange eye as she admitted, "Even he doesn't know, which is why I intend to find him after, y'know, we hang out a while and swap parenting tips." Smash's voice went light there at the end, hoping that whatever was clearly disturbing Reek about this situation, they'd still be able to spend some quality time together.