“I am not asking for your permission to do this.

I am telling you this is how it is going to be.”

I looked down at the schedule.

He had written his name across Monday, Wednesday, and Friday night feedings from midnight until six in the morning.

In the middle of the page, under the Thursday column, he had blocked out five full hours highlighted in light green ink.

“That is eight in the morning until one in the afternoon every single week,” Ethan said.

“I blocked it on my shared work calendar as recurring medical leave.”