“Halsted and Crane holds it against future billable hours.”

I set the kettle back on the burner.

“Joint checking pays the mortgage and the electric bill.”

“Standard practice.” He checked his watch, turned his wrist back over, and looked at the microwave clock for no reason.

I had seen the debit at two in the morning with Maya on my shoulder and the phone turned low, and I had spent the rest of the dark hours telling myself the bank had made a mistake.

“Which day did they ask for it?”