The Pride Before the Fall
Brock is generous. Sam knows this like he knows that two taps on his ankle under the table means bet red, like he knows Carter is obnoxious, like he knows Anna was so full of life she couldn’t understand him wasting his at the craps table. Brock is generous, and everything is Sam’s fault, so he wrestles the ring off of his baby brother’s finger while he’s sleeping and slips it on. Nothing happens. Sam swallows, tucks James in, goes back to his own room.