“She wants a meal ready.”

“She can make a meal without knowing exactly when Leo leaves the building.”

“She’s excited.”

“I asked you to wait.”

He unfolded the blanket and folded it again.

My husband’s habit was to explain his mother’s feelings before acknowledging my request.

It had become so familiar that I sometimes heard the explanation arriving before he spoke.

At 7:25, our nurse brought water and the discharge authorization sheet.