What? No! I've lived without him for eight years, I—
[ ... did not mean to say that. Having Cole here and with how everyone knows they're related is messing him up. Back home it's harder to forget no one should know these things because he's constantly staring the reminders in their too-young faces. Now he's exhausted, hurt, surrounded by virtual strangers. It's hard to keep his mind straight. ]
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[ ... did not mean to say that. Having Cole here and with how everyone knows they're related is messing him up. Back home it's harder to forget no one should know these things because he's constantly staring the reminders in their too-young faces. Now he's exhausted, hurt, surrounded by virtual strangers. It's hard to keep his mind straight. ]
—I can do just fine like I am. Really, Shirley.