"Maybe? I hope." Xander rubs his head, like he can encourage it to grow to make room for more thoughts, or something. "Joyce is... It's not like she's my mom; I've got one of those, even if she's not real great at it a lot of the time. But Buffy's mom's one of the few people I can say 'family' about who doesn't invoke the Pavlovian urge to flee, hide, or pretend I'm not related."

Xander glances down at Bridge. "Speaking of family..."