I wanted him to tell me which future he was already making arrangements for.

I asked whether he had talked to his parents about the boys.

“Why would I bring them into it?”

“Because you’re speaking as though I’m the only person who has a decision to make.”

He rubbed his forehead and said he needed to return to work.

That afternoon, we met the venue coordinator.

I wanted us to read the contract together instead of hearing versions of it from Elliott.

The deposit was $2,400.