Ruin thinks he heard Mary Anne come in, so he pads out from the master bedroom, freshly showered and in a low-slung towel, and heads into the kitchen, talking even before he sees who the occupant is.

"Decided to come home, huh? About time, Legs, 'cause someone's gotta do the cook--"

He stops, staring at the man in his kitchen.

"She brought home a stray," he says to no one in particular.