"Anybody here?" he yells, bounding into the living room. "I forgot my suntan lotion," he says as he encounters his wife and his brother-in-law standing almost toe-to-toe in the living room.

"It's in the beach bag beside the dresser," Sharon says, not taking her eyes off her brother. "I think I'll join you at the beach," she adds, quickly turning and following him down the hall.

"Are you sure you don't want to come with us, Paul?" Tim asks, coming out of the bedroom with the lotion.

"No," he says quietly. "I'll stay here and help Rhonda put the groceries away," he says, trying unsuccessfully to catch his sister's eye...