“Natalie.” He glanced up, surprised, and then not surprised at all.

“I heard about the leave.”

“News gets around.”

“A distribution center is just one long hallway with nicer lights.” He paid for his sandwich and waited beside me while the girl made my tea.

“Is the family business calming down at all?”

“Not calming down.

Just quieter for the moment.”

“Because I’ve seen this happen before.