Ethan, movie tickets with the children. I bought them without seeking reimbursement because that was the easier family habit. Claire had promised the stay wouldn’t cost me anything, but neither she nor Daniel seemed to know I was paying.
Then Claire sent a group text about dessert: the children were not to have it unless they finished their dinners. I answered with a thumbs-up. Minutes later she sent me a private message asking me to fold the bathroom towels exactly as she’d shown me so they’d fit in the linen
