"I think my parents would definitely hate her too," Jacen replied with a frown. He couldn't understand how he could turn out so differently than his parents. It was almost as if he was adopted or something. "At least Bethany likes her. I think my parents would force me to return her if I brought her home. Maybe Josie could hide her out in her room or something. She's a lot more daring than I am anyway."
He listened to Emily's answers as he looked down at Irulan, nodding every once in a while. "That's good. About having her own place to sleep, because if you let her sleep in your bed, she'll get used to it and maybe at some point you will want to sleep alone, but she'll already be used to it." He smiled as Irulan yelped a little and was glad his parents weren't home to hear it. Then, he felt Emily's leg on his shoulder, causing him to freeze and blink a few times. "Uhm... you.... wanna carry her again?"