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through the door, Lucy ushered me back outside. "Is everything
okay?" I asked.
    "Is your
brother adopted?"
    I laughed,
"Not to my knowledge, why?"
    "He's
the complete opposite of you."
    "Well
yeah, he's a man and I'm a woman."
    "You
know what I mean. He's so cocky."
    "Has he
been giving you a hard time?"
    She blushed, "Nothing
that I can't handle."
    "I'm
sorry, I shouldn't have sent him here without speaking to you first. I tried
calling you but I didn't know what else to do, I had classes all day."
    "No, it's
fine. I would have done the same."
    "If it
makes you feel any better, he's like this with everybody."
    "Yeah,
he's been on the phone with two different girls already. I've been trying to
guess which one is his girlfriend."
    I laughed, "Brody
doesn't do girlfriends."
    "Well it
sounded like he knew them pretty well, if you know what I mean."
    I knew exactly
what she meant. "No, how do you mean?"
    "Well he
was being rather...explicit."
    "That's Brody
for you."
    "How
long is he visiting for?" she asked.
    "I don't
know, I've not had the chance to speak to him properly yet."
    "Just make
it clear that he's to stay on the sofa."
    "Oh, you
don't have to offer him a place to stay. He can check into a hotel later."
    "He's
your brother, of course he can stay here."
    "Are you
sure?"
    "Yeah,
now let's go back inside before I change my mind."
    I hugged her,
"Thank you, it should only be for a few days."
    Brody stood
up when we walked back inside. "Ladies, can you make it less obvious when
you talk about me next time?"
    I picked up a
cushion and threw it at his head, "The world doesn't revolve around
you."
    He caught
Lucy's arm as she walked by, "Look me in the eye and tell me that you
weren't talking about me."
    She looked
down at his hand, "I might only be five foot three but I can still kick
your ass."
    He grinned as
he let go of her arm, "Is that a promise? I like it rough."
    Lucy scowled
at him before disappearing into her bedroom.
    "So,
where am I taking you for dinner?" he asked me.
    "I know
an awesome Italian place."
    ***
    Brody seemed
impressed by the restaurant and pretty much ordered one of everything. While
Brody was impressed by the food, I was impressed by the fact that he didn't
flirt with the waitress. Trust me, it was a rare occurrence.
    After placing
our orders, we sipped our chocolate milkshakes and it brought back memories of
when we were kids, "I'm glad you're here."
    His grin
matched mine, "Me too, I miss your nagging."
    I gasped,
"I do not nag."
    "Let's
agree to disagree."
    "I
disagree with your agreement to disagree."
    "Well I
disagree with your disagreement to agree to disagree."
    I cocked my
head to one side, "Well I disagree with your disagreement of my...oh hell."
    He whooped, "I
always win."
    I scowled as
I took another sip of my milkshake, "Catch me up on what's been happening
back home. How have you been?"
    "This isn't
a counselling session, I don't care if you're studying it."
    "I know
it's not" I replied, defensively. "This is a sister asking her brother
how he's been."
    He narrowed
his eyes, "Is that what they teach you to say?"
    I rolled
mine, "Shut up."
    "Respect
your elders."
    "Respect...women."
    "I
always do."
    I raised my
eyebrow, "Is that right?"
    "Yep, I
respect their needs ."
    I burst out
laughing, "Too much information. So come on, what's been happening back home?"
    "I
almost forgot how much of a mind ninja you were."
    I snorted,
"Mind ninja?"
    He tapped his
temple, "Yeah, you're like a ninja trying to get inside my head. I'm fine,
life's fine, everything's fine."
    "Oh
yeah? Is Mum fine?"
    He sighed,
"Let's not do this now. Can't you just be happy that I'm here?"
    I knew that
he was trying to avoid talking about her. "Of course I'm happy that you're
here but I need to know how she is. Is she sober?"
    My mother made
a promise to me the night before I left for University. She looked me in the
eye and promised me that she would be completely sober by the time I came home
for Christmas break. My