Chapter 51
When Karl walked into the family room on the second floor, Andy smiled and rolled his eyes at the same time. Seven kids ranging from their youngest niece in diapers to their younger sister Janie, twelve and looking put upon to be required to have an older brother watching her, took up almost the whole toy-and-book-cluttered space. Two of his aunts and one uncle sat in the adult area, deep in conversation.
Andy got up and hugged Karl.
"I'm so glad you're here, big Brother. Rotten situation, but I'm glad to see you."
"Same here, little Brother. Are the ankle biters behaving?"
Janie gasped, drawing back in an imitation of their mother that would have been funny on any other day.
"I am not an ankle biter!"
"No, I didn't say you were," Karl said. "That was about the little one
