You're Serious?

Tam was still surprised by all this but the fact that these two girls seemed to want to hang out with her was the most surprising. "I... you... okay, what? Look, you both seem like really awesome people, and I would totally love to get to know you both, but my dad's a piece of shit, I can't just leave my little brother alone with him for an evening."

" your brother is welcome to join if you want" Serenity offered quietly.

This surprised Tam even more. "Really? No, I couldn't. My little brother is... well he's my little brother. You wouldn't want to basically help me babysit him." She was stammering now, because a part of her actually wanted to hang out with these girls. And there was the inkling thought that Chris could use time away from their father.

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Max failed to get any writing done. He grumbled, played some games on his computer, and even wasted some time watching porn before opting to take Bonnie to go see Kevin at work before she got ornery and pestered him about it.

He drove to "Poodles and Pussies" a questionable name for a pet store, but given that the owner was German maybe it was considered a clever name in German. He had Bonnie on his shoulder again as he walked in and looked for Kevin.