Brodi picked Elise up and rested her head on his shoulder as he headed back up the boardwalk towards the house. Three pairs of eyes looked around at him as he entered the house.
"Elise! Is she OK?"
"She's fine, Mom," Brodi said perhaps a little more curtly than he intended as he made his way past them and started down the hall. "I'll be back in a minute." He called over his shoulder.