Seth took two steps forward, raising both hands with his palms out toward me.

“Look, everybody just calm down.

We don’t need to start picking apart little details in the middle of a church hallway when seventy guests are already taking their seats in the sanctuary.”

“This isn’t a little detail,” I said, keeping my voice precise and clear.

“This is my whole career.”

“Natalie, please,” Heather stammered, her voice rising in quick, anxious bursts that trailed off into a sigh.

“If you can’t do it, just tell me now.