[Al waves goodnight with a smile, watching him for another second. It's nice to see Ed up and about again, he has a tendency to shut everything out when he's depressed. Rachel doesn't know how grateful he already is to her; Ed needs a friend.]

Yeah... closer than most brothers, I guess. For a long time it was just the two of us. We've learned to depend on each other a lot. He might be rough around the edges, but that's partially because he's spent his life looking out for me -- and I might be a worrywart, but it's because someone had to take care of him, too.

[So much, in such simple words. Al turns back to her with a smile.]

It must be nice, having two dads. We have our mom, but our Dad... left when I was really young. I didn't see him again until I was a teenager, and he never stays long.

[The smile warms a bit. It's easy to see how much she loves her parents; but it's sad to think that she might not have anyone else she's very close to.]

I bet they're really nice.