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.
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.
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 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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