Maya did not give her a lecture about lawyers.

She did not ask what Richard had said on their last call.

Lily was helping make a cake.

She was allowed to have that be her whole task.

While it baked, Maya unpacked the cedar box from the final carton.

The beneficiary papers were inside, along with the trust correspondence, copies of the bank confirmations, and her mother’s note.

The parenting documents had their own folder.

The recording remained secured with counsel rather than sitting open on a kitchen device.