"I'm going to have a list. What else am I going to do, holed up in bed for one to two weeks like some sort of invalid? At least the last time I was abed it was only for a couple of days."

He smiled at Thomas confidently, but stuck his tongue out at him, like he wasn't nearly thirty and the gesture was totally mature. "Yes, thank you, daddy, I'll be very good and on my best behavior. I am taking care of me, that's why I'm doing this. I just--it's a long time to be lazy, is all."