"That's because we're awesome," Jamie said. Then what she'd said really sunk in, and it made him smile. "I wanted a step-mom for a long time," he told her. "Someone who'd make breakfast and help me with my homework and shit. Then Dad really became both parents, and that was OK. But if I was going to get a step-mom at this point in the game...I'd be pretty happy it was you."
Roxanna gave a grunt from the other room, and shifted in her sleep, one side of her face mashed into the pillow. Jamie stuck his head in the living room anyway, just to make sure.