“The company needs a director of operations,” I said, clearing my throat.

“Someone who knows the ledgers, someone who built our accounting security from the ground up.”

Rebecca looked up from her baby, her eyes clear.

“Are you offering me my old desk?”

“I’m offering you full operating authority over Callahan Construction,” I said.

“Starting whenever you’re ready to come back.”

“I’ll be ready on the first of May,” she said, her voice steady and certain.

“My baby will be two months old, and I want her to see her mother building something real.”