My Dad is cool with you staying the night.
And your Aunt?
Less cool.
But she's willing to cave just this once, to see me happy.
She's running out of fun brownie recipes to cheer me up. [ Aster sniggers ]
It's funny how this arrangement with Aunt Jodie turned out alright.
I know things were...
kind of crazy and how worried you were after your Dad got sick.
I'm still worried
but...
Now I have someone to be worried with.
To help me bug him about his pills and get him to the doctor,
push him out of the house even if it's just to pick up pizza.
{ Aster laughs out } Oh so he's getting out of the house every day.
Oh yeah, pretty much.
I think, about twice a week, Aunt Jodie attempts a meal.
Better than your Dad.
Remember that time that I came over for dinner and he almost burned the kitchen down?
I don't know if you was more embarrassed about starting a fire or messing up pasta.
One time, I threatened to tell the guys at the firehouse and that was when he said
he'd let you stay over one school night a week for a month, just to keep my mouth shut.
- You blackmailed your Dad for me? - And came close to failing Chem class too.
It's a good thing it was only a month.
But he's doing okay?
He is.
Sometimes I... try to forget that he's sick.
That he's still my firefighter Dad who's just taking some time off. But...
then September rolls around and... I remember.
It's...
hard to forget.
There are a lot of things that are hard to forget.
No! I mean the good things.
And there are a lot of good things.
Like being alone in your room right now.
I like the way you think.
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