"We'd be well off I think," Michi joked back.
"When we get our shit together..." she said quietly. "You really mean it... like... we can take him if he wants to come with us?" she asked hopefully. Not that they really had anywhere to go. They had their dorm rooms but that wasn't enough space for a twelve year old. "I mean there might be family court and shit but... it'd be worth it," she mumbled slightly, her eyes growing a little distant. She was trying not to think about the shit that was coming their way.
"I think maybe we should," she said. "But not right now," she closed her eyes and smiled. "I jus'... I need this time with you. You calm me down right good. This is the most at peace I felt in a long time."