"Yeah, I'd like that," he said softly, already looking forward to it. He felt shy about Scorpius drawing him, likely naked, but he had offered and it was exciting too. More exciting than he'd thought. "Touching is good too. I like when you touch me. I like touching you too." He couldn't believe they were talking about this here, but no one could hear them. At least, he didn't think so.
"I just don't want you to cut them out of your life, even for me," Lori said softly. "But independence is a good thing too. For them and you. You need to know you can survive on your own. I know you can." He leaned over and kissed Scorpius again, uncaring of any audience they had. "I want you to be happy."
He nodded when Scorpius asked that of him. "I'll keep a look out, but you need to find something you love. Like with me and Healing. I can't imagine doing anything else," he said passionately, and then bit his lip. "Do you have anything in savings? I know you've never really had to think about that, but I can help you make a budget. Dad made sure Sandy and I were prepared for that." He didn't think that asking the Minister would help would be a good step on his way to independence, but Lori wanted Scor to come that conclusion on his own.