"Dad, you don't have to worry about it making me jealous. I mean, after everything that happened today. It's okay if you're missing her. I miss her, too. And I happen to know she's the only one of us all who's sleeping alone tonight. That just doesn't seem right."

"I agree, baby. Not after today."

"I'll call her tomorrow and see about getting her to come over so we can all talk about everything. She should know how we're feeling about everything. It's only right. I have to go to campus for a couple of hours in the afternoon, but maybe after that."

"Good idea," Max agreed.

They lay quietly...