"I... think so?" But he wasn't sure. "It's still dad. Sort of. I don't want to make him think about mom or anything, or make it worse for him having to watch me when he's having trouble himself. I guess I can't live by myself. D'you think I could stay with you if I had to?" Ben bit his lip. "I guess I could just ask dad what he thinks." Which would be awkward as all else, but if that's what it was going to come to, then that was it.
If he'd never invited May to live with him and he at least knew her, that had to say something. "He probably just said yes because I didn't have anywhere else to stay. Maybe he felt bad." But if he was just making things worse, then he would leave.
"I'll think about it and ask him." Ben rolled over onto his side. "Does he need to be more careful? What's he doing?"