He didn’t ask me where the wipes were kept or how many milliliters of medicine she needed.

He reached into the top dresser drawer, took out the Braun digital ear thermometer, and pressed the power button.

The familiar electronic beep sounded soft in the warm room.

He gently placed the soft blue probe in June’s left ear and waited for the reading.

The screen lit up with a clear green light showing 98.6 degrees.

“Normal,” Ethan whispered, showing me the screen.

He picked up the black ballpoint pen on the dresser and wrote the number in June’s care logbook, right below the twelve o’clock entry.