"Your daughters are young. An' impressionable. Jus' be careful, way you're pushin' your family, that y'ain't pushin' them away, too."

Or confusing them.

She can feel the warmth of his breath against her brow, the heavy tangle of their legs. The thread of anxiety still running taut through her is slowly but surely being weighted down with pleasant exhaustion. Taking her mind off her things helps. Tommy is, as always, an excellent distraction.

"'N I think your daddy cares more'n y'think he does."