“I already work fifty hours a week.”

I slid a piece of paper across the island toward him.

“We just got the furnace repair bill for six thousand four hundred dollars,” I said.

“We can’t afford to take on more debt.”

“That’s exactly why you need to work weekends,” he said.

“The extra pay will cover the furnace and keep our payments steady on the home equity line of credit.”

He reached across the island and placed his hand over mine.