We don’t need two full-time schedules when my sister is about to lose her housing.”

Paige came around the corner from the parish office holding a brass safety pin.

She stopped short when she saw the three of us standing in the open doorway.

She crossed her arms tightly over her navy bridesmaid dress, and her right foot started tapping hard on the floor tile.

“I knew I heard voices down here.

What’s going on?”

“Seth is explaining why he gave away my job,” I said.