Cody was in his room when someone knocked on the door. "Jeff...I told you...."
The door opened, revealing his cousin Andy. Andy was a bit older than Cody, but the two were close enough in age that they got along well when together.
Cody's look of annoyance vanished. "I thought you were Jeff..."
"What did he do this time?" Andy said.
"Mom and Dad left him in charge...so he thinks I'm supposed to do everything and he plays video games..."
"That's not true...your Mom sent my Dad over here to keep an eye on things...Come on...do you really think they'd trust Jeff to be in charge?"
Cody blinked. "I...well, they said..."
"I heard Dad talking to your Mom...trust me..." Andy said. "About leaving you with Aunt Jessica..."
Cody blinked. _Aunt who?_ and then suddenly, as quickly as he asked the question, he forgot it. "Well, she's fine, I guess. Then why is your Dad here?"
It was Andy's turn to blink as his mind was trying to catch up with a changing reality as his father in the next room started using some of the details of his own life to fill in Jessica's story. Namely, marrying young and then losing the love of her life.