“I can wear my dark suit,” Edward said.

“You don’t have to do this,” I said, lowering my voice so the women at the front desks wouldn’t turn around.

“It was a foolish thing to ask while I was wiping down the counter.”

“I said I would go,” Edward said.

“It’s a four-hour event,” I said, my voice rising as two more questions came out.

“Do you really want to stand around in a crowded room while Max makes jokes?

Do you know how long four hours feels when nobody is talking to you?”