The flowers sat briefly at reception until someone asked what should be done with them.

“Don’t bring them to me,” I said.

It was a small decision, but I needed to make it aloud.

Rachel added the new events to the documentation supporting the safety measures we were seeking.

She explained what could be requested and what would require a judge’s consideration.

“A boundary isn’t an order just because you say it firmly,” she told me.

“But your request that he stop matters.