nine , luci liked it that sam and i were laughing and touching a lot and i knew this because , either when she was with us or she was across the room , any time i noticed her , she was smiling at us like a happy sister who , after years of putting up with her brother 's girlfriends who she loathed , she 'd finally met her soul mate who she could shop with , gossip with and instigate regular margarita nights and get drunk with .