"Oh, that explains the lack of style. You're a cop." It also explained how he could just control the flow of things with questions for so long. Although Abby could equally see therapist as the answer, as her parents were just as good at controlling that without giving anything up.

"Guess I get to look forward to still not knowing what I'm doing next month too." So a few years, you get the hang of it, a few months you are floundering looking to make it work for you. It'll be a while until she's comfortable here. "Don't know why I expected this to get easier overnight."