Colt felt the tension shift in the air between them. It happened every time that he opened his mouth without thinking, that Faye would be just like him and cut as many ties as possible from their parents. But they weren't the same. Not even Vivi, who had her own way of managing and did better than he did most of the time. It felt like both of his sisters had a connection, however strained, with their parents that eluded him. He always boiled it down to thinking himself defective since birth, which was the real disappointment to the family than his lack of any interest with the business. At least Faye was smart enough to keep her mouth shut, which was a physical impossibility for him. "Yeah, I know," he spoke after a moment, regretting his comments and wishing that he had something other than water to drink in that moment. "It's not easy navigating either one of them on a rare basis, so I don't know how you do it almost daily."
Faye grimaced at his words. If he knew then why would he make that comment at all. She began chewing her lip as she always did when she started feeling nervous. Truth was that she didn't know how to talk to her brother when they disagreed, especially regarding this. And she wanted them to be okay, wanted their relationship to be something she could depend on. But perhaps she shouldn't have showed up at his place when she was feeling the way she was. She wasn't sure what she wanted from Colt anyway. She knew how he felt about their parents, and if she was this touchy when talking about them then maybe she shouldn't bring them up at all. "I mean, besides, they're probably going to cut me out if I quit." she said, with exaggerated grumpiness, hoping to lighten the conversation. "My shopping habits need to be sustained."
