"I like Sam, you know I do, but you go tradin' yourself for him, again, I'm gonna kick your fuckin' ass. I'll find a way," I say fiercely, and it's an empty fuckin' threat, but it's no less honest. I mean it, I'm not watching something like that happen.

I never had a brother to lose, but I lost the closest thing to it, and I probably would've done anything to keep her here. It's hard for me to find fault with this, even if I think he's fuckin' crazy.