Kate laughed at Cora's attempt at a pep talk. It was kind of amazing that they managed to have anything resembling a functional relationship given how lousy they both were with actually acknowledging or discussing their feelings. Somehow, though, they made it work and she really didn't want her family to interfere with that.
It wasn't like she hadn't known she would have to face this eventually, but she wasn't quite prepared for it now. At least Uncle Nick, Reese, and Noah weren't coming along. Her parents, her twin, Jeremy, and Jaime were going to be overwhelming enough. Though she was counting on Jaime to at least provide some levity and balance to the situation.
"I guess it could be worse," she said. "I mean, what you've told me about your brother? He sounds an awful lot like my dad. It would be awful if they visited at the same time."