To make sure I wasn't a scumbag who wasn't worth her brother's time of day.

[Hopeful smile?]

We got bagels. She also asked me not to tell you but I didn't want our relationship to start off on me hiding anything from you. That doesn't seem like a good precedent to start with even if it's something small? I thought her visit was really sweet, actually - as someone who doesn't have any siblings anyway.