"An inflatable bed," I echoed, trying to picture it. It seemed like an odd thing, filled up a bed with air, but then I supposed it made sense for guests. Once they were gone, you could take all the air out and it wouldn't take up very much space at all. It was a good idea.

"I know," I said. "Eddie knows, too, he was the one to suggest it in the first place."

I didn't know if anyone would expect it of him, but Eddie was so good at taking charge when it mattered. Often I didn't know what to do or where to go, a little lost in a world I still didn't entirely understand, but whenever that happened, Eddie was there to make sure I knew what my options were.