"Oh, c'mon, Eddie. You can do better than that." She tossed her hair back, blue eyes-- contacts, color change lenses -- bright as they settled together in the car.

"College is alright. Probably going to have to take next semester off. Family troubles, money flow, but-- it'll be nice to have some breathing room, for a change," she said. "Thankfully, Ozzie's a generous man with his paychecks."