Victoria and the McPherons go crib shopping

The McPherons don't know what to do with a pregnant teenager. They call Maggie Jones for advice. The brothers take Victoria in to town to buy a crib for the baby. She is clearly upset by something. Does she want to keep the baby? Is the baby healthy enough to live to use a crib? Does she feel like a sponge accepting help from these two kind men? It is in this chapter that we really see the two brothers acting like protective parents to Victoria rather than simple caretakers. They sooth her, buy her the best crib, and even examine what they are buying. They tell her that she's going to have to be okay with the purchase. I think a little guidance and semi-authority residing over her is just what she needed.