“That’s why I came early.

We need to talk before you go in.”

He set the white box on the hood of his truck and balanced two paper coffee cups on top.

“I called in and took a personal day,” Seth said.

He reached into his jacket pocket and took out a clean paper napkin, unfolding it twice before holding it out to me.

“I talked to Heather last night,” he said.

“I told her the childcare plan is completely off.