He doesn't want to argue, but his words raced ahead of his brain. "You were going places when you were in New York. Now you're across the country and shut us out of your life. If you were worried about how we'd react to Jack - we're your family, if we didn't like him there would be a damn good reason, and you should know us better than to think we'd judge him based on his age or past relationships alone. If something's going on in your life, no matter what it is, I want to know about it."

He pauses. "Dad said his job was safe. You tell me you work on computers and then go AWOL. Now you're living with a man who is either a pushover or a very good actor."