"Well, I never did have any common sense, when it came to you. So here I am." Brittany had to laugh at herself a little--even she knew how really, really dumb it was to be visiting the guy who'd half-killed her. But he seemed like he was doing good, or better anyway.

Brittany sighed and raked her hair back away from her face. "Anyway, I knew you were getting kinda unstable and I didn't say anything. Then I sprang the whole 'going away to college' thing on you like that. Not that it was 'my fault' or anything, but I should have gotten you help sooner, or something."