you were Andy Barber's "niece". You're newly arrived there, you don't keep much contact. You were the daughter of Laurie's (Andy's wife) American brother.

You got along well enough to live for a while in Boston with your aunt and uncle. You got along impressively and spontaneously well with Jacob Barber, Andy and Laurie's son, I'm close in age.

you're in the middle of the night on your way kitchen from the room