Teres face slid into a more serious expression as Michael spoke about his attempted suicide, the topic made her slightly uncomfortable but she knew it mustn’t be easy for him to talk about it either. Lost for what else to say she simply reached over and put her hand on his arm and she said in a more serious tone [color=DC143C] “Well if you ever feel like doing that again… don’t. Come talk to me or someone else”[/color] she hesitated briefly before adding [color=DC143C] “I’d like to think you are my friend Michael, and you too Danny, so if that friend comes back tell me and I will sort him out for you”[/color].

She smiled trying to make light of the situation, but she had to admit she was a little thankful when Maddy spoke and her attention was drawn elsewhere. 

Teres nodded at her offer to show her the chore board, it was something she wasn’t looking forwards to but knew she would have to get used to. It wasn’t that she was lazy after all, it was just that she slightly resented that it was yet another thing expected of her that she apparently had no control over. Standing and putting the book that had been open on her lap back into the shelf, turning to Michael she asked with another smile [color=DC143C] “coming?”[/color] before she made her way through the house with Maddy to the dining room.

As they approached she heard Erik’s voice ring down the corridor as he called [color=00a651]"Dinner!"[/color]. 

Emerging into the dining room her eyes went to the table, everything laid out in such a way that she paused and couldn’t help but express a sound of half wonder half impressed. Was it always so fancy at dinner she wondered? As she did Erik stood and gestured to the seat beside him and she grinned as she looked at him, seeing again that he looked… well she thought he looked pretty damn good. She felt a very brief flush as she realised that maybe she was starting to like him, but quickly averted her gaze and blurted out [color=DC143C] “Thanksabuncherik”[/color] stumbling over her words just a little. She wanted to sit down beside him immediately but reluctantly followed Maddy to the board. Glancing through their names she saw that it had been Erik who had laid out the table for dinner and she found herself hoping it was to impress her, because if it was, it was working. Looking at her own name beside Michaels she saw that the pair of them had been given the task of doing and drying the dishes after dinner and she suppressed a little groan at the thought of the task (though she certainly didn’t mind that she was doing it with him). Turning back to the table she swiftly sat where Erik had motioned for her to, for the first time feeling like she might be able to stomach a meal as the feeling of sickness and fatigue had slightly abated through the evening. [color=DC143C] ‘Definitely the meds’[/color] she thought to herself, again vowing to avoid them tomorrow. 

She took a moment to appreciate the layout of the tables and the napkins again, before reaching for hers to place it on her lap. She smiled again as a flower dropped into her lap and she shot a meaningful glance at Erik to show her appreciation, though she kept it concealed as she saw the message written along the petals and gave him a quick nod to show she’d definitely be there.