"It's an inflatable bed," I explain, laughing softly when Jamie swats me away. Sometimes having him around really does feel a little like having a brother, and I've really come to cherish that. There's a sharp little pain in my chest when I think about the people I've lost already in the year that I've been here, but I can't let that keep me from loving.

"I guess I'm just used to being able to entertain," I say thoughtfully. We always had space for people wherever I lived, but I suppose the important part is that Jamie and Eddie know that they have a place to go. "Just-- you know that you guys are always welcome here, right? I mean it."