( They'll ease into Lydia as the topic of conversation. Hers and Lydia's conversations have always been give and take. )

I guess. No thanks to his brother? I'm not saying I even know what to say to my dad, but maybe I would've changed the subject and asked what Sam would want. ...But Sam's not my brother and I am not the poster child for healthy family anything. ( She shrugs, a smile forming. ) But despite how it happened, I'm happy we are. No frills. No - stops and starts, dark periods, betrayals... God, Lydia, all I have to compare to are my high school exes. And Sam hasn't stabbed me. I'm thinking, upgrade.