I had risen to my knees on the chair, my excitement getting the better of me, but his lack of answer had me sinking back to my butt, deflated.

"I will help you, but only if you agree to my conditions."

I nodded.

"First, nobody finds out about this. I remember how I freaked when I first found out about my brother; I don't want people to start acting weird around me."

I nodded again. I wasn't sure exactly what kind of help he was going to give me but I liked the idea so I wasn't about to shoot him down.

"Second, it would be temporary. Like, I would...