[That earns a grin, even though her eyes insist on leaking to high hell. One emotionally stunted sibling, while the other is on emotional overload-- awesome combination]

And Dad would totally come back and kick your ass for saying I shouldn't keep one on you, too.

[She sucks in another shaky breath, finally mustering up enough courage to... stare at her brother's new, still growing beard. Okay. Well. Baby steps.]

We're a family, Jeff. [All that's left of it] That means we take care of each other. Kind of like being a pain in the ass team.