For Alyssa "Was that a serious question?" She shrugged at me, still staring out the window." Wouldn't change the fact that you'd avoid it anyway." Four Walls and a Roof is the story of a single father and his daughter. The story follows Jake Brennan, who works full-time to provide for his daughter, Cait. Because she has never had a mother-figure in her life, Cait clings to every woman Jake interacts with. With all of the social obstacles his daughter faces, raising Cait on his own might not be as doable as Jake thought.