Lee laughed as he took the glass of water from her, nodding his thanks. "I'm willing to give it a try," he told her, opening the bottle of Tylenol and shaking two pills into his palm. He popped the tablets into his mouth and swallowed them down with the water, finishing off the glass and setting it on the coffee table.

"You can sit by me, if you want," Lee suggested, tucking his knees up under his blanket to make space on the couch. "Oh, and there are pastries in the kitchen I got for today, if you're hungry," he added, sighing as he relaxed back into the cushions.