Trevor leaned back against the wooden railing, his coffee mug held in both hands.

“I was thinking about early March,” Trevor said, gazing out at the snow-covered flower beds.

“Once you finish the Munich engineering contract and hand off those structural drawings, we ought to book two whole weeks down in Sanibel, Florida.”

“Florida?” I repeated.

“We could rent that private place right on the beach by the lighthouse,” he said, turning his head to give me a warm, steady look.

“Just the three of us.