Oh, I know. [ he grinned when he said it, expecting Malcolm to say the same thing but at least he would have asked. He waved a hand off to the thanks. ]

We're family, dude, not even a thing. [ He'd do a lot for them even before they'd had that last talk about being family. ]

By the way, [ He rubbed at the back of his head again, speaking around the cigarette. ] You think he'd get mad if I let her stay here a few days? Maybe once the bombs out, of course.

[ He never quite knew how much freedom he really had in the house, not that it mattered before he'd found himself another crush.]