Having her sit where he sleeps shouldn't bother him, so he covers any sign with a shrug and looks out at the room again. He invited her in; he invited her to look at the drawings. That's more personal than her ass on his blanket. People should be comfortable where he lives. That should be a thing to strive for.

Growing up in the trailer, he hadn't exactly invited kids over. Whenever breaks came up for school, he wasn't the one offering up his place off-campus to stay. Charlie would have been glad to meet someone who wasn't Parker, but Jude couldn't imagine anyone else seeing that town.

"I couldn't write mine either. Left on my own I'd just draw whatever I felt like and nothing would go anywhere. Sometimes other people have better ideas."