Beverly grinned. "She has a tendency for picking up strays."

"She isn't anything like I'd imagined. She's . . ."

"Beautiful?" finished his sister. "In every conceivable way. Listen Brian, I don't know how much you know, but . . ."

"You two are together? Romantically?" he said, emphasizing 'romantically.'

"Yeah. Are you gonna be okay with that?"

"Yeah. Don't get me wrong, it does weird me out. But after seeing what Dad was really like, your way of life seems much less bothersome." Brian yawned. "Listen, I'm about to drop dead here."

"Get some sleep. I need to go see how Tammy's doing anyway. There are clean sheets in...