"Why is it so hard to believe that I might want to help you out?" she asked, slightly irritated by his reaction.

"No, it's not that sis... Oh I'm sorry. I thought about this possibility, but I never even considered actually asking it of you... This is... this is great."

"You already thought about it?" Jessica asked, although she had already known. She had seen one drawing of her on his bed while he was drawing her.

"Well, yes... But why would you do that?" David asked, still puzzled by her offer.

"Think of me as an altruistic sister!" she replied, a winning smile on her face. "So if you...