The paper had a crease down the middle, and one corner had been marked with a small blue ink stain.

He smoothed it against the desk before beginning to fill in the address.

Ruth read each section as he wrote.

She stopped him at the paragraph about utilities and asked him to specify that I would pay those costs separately from the monthly rent.

He said they had always been separate.

She said then putting it in writing should be easy.

He added the words.