Mairead glanced at them worriedly, the happy look sliding from her face. "O-okay," she said, moving to sit down. "Did I do something wrong? I won't do it again!"
"No!" Patrick rose from the floor and he went to sit beside her. "No, May, of course not. You're wonderful. It's just that if you're living with us, there are things you need to know about who we really are."
Mairead's eyebrows rose into her hairline. "Okay?"