I have a business bill to cover, and I don’t want us borrowing more than we need to.”

“We already postponed the crib once.”

“And the baby won’t need a dresser on his first day home.”

He was right about that.

I knew it, and I disliked how quickly he could make a decision sound like common sense.

I took a pencil and crossed out the date beside the dresser.

The line went through the number so firmly that the paper tore.

“All right,” I said.