Avery sighed with mild annoyance. Damn, he should've chanced forgetting to mention it after all. "My brother Xander has been flapping his gums," he said, keeping his eyes lowered. Family truths and eye contact were too much. It was one or the other. "He's told my Mom about you and now she wants you to come for Christmas. But I said you'll be with your family, so, not happening. Right?" Here he glanced up, just for a moment, to get her reaction.