"Hey! I was watching that."

"It's boring as shit, Suit. Besides, I'm your guest here."

She settled on some show about four girls and a secret they shared. I lasted five minutes.

"If you're going to watch stuff that turns your brain to mush, I'm going to bed before I get infected. Good night, Amanda."

I could still hear the tv blaring when I drifted off to sleep. The next morning she woke me up, banging on my door.

"Breakfast, sleepyhead," she said, parroting me from the day before, "eat it while it's hot."

Sausage, home fries and grits. I was still getting used to them, not being from the...