Tristan was a little taken aback by the apology, looking at Dennis suspiciously as though he expected him to leap upon him any moment.
"It's never a good time," Tristan said, a little softer. "I just need to make sure my little brother doesn't go hungry. That he can get his arse through school and make a good person of himself. Get out of our crappy one bed-" he rubbed his face.