The metal spoon slipped from my hand and clattered onto the floor the moment my husband walked into the kitchen, his voice already barking orders like he was the king of the world. “Greta, you didn’t forget about tomorrow, did you?” Rett—he always insisted people call him that instead of Everett—yanked his tie off like it had personally offended him. I kept my tone calm, my back turned as I wiped my hands on a dish towel. “I remember. What time are they coming?” “Seven,” he said sharply. “And it’d

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