[ the offer's tempting, but not for the reasons she might think. matt's been alone at home since vicki died and his mother left town after making out with his best friend. sure, living with jeremy for a while had been fun and filled with too much pizza, video games, and beer (sometimes pot, lbr), but it hadn't lasted. and then he was back to living alone in a house that was even bigger and emptier than the one he grew up in. living alone really sucks. solitude is nice and all, but sometimes you just want to know that there's someone else in the house other than yourself. ]