"Leaving?" Casey asked me as she stirred her cereal and milk in a bowl for breakfast.

"Yeah, I'll be back by 10 p.m. tonight." I told her over the jiggle of my keys as I pocketed them. "Do you have any plans today?"

Casey shook her head, "Get home as late as you'd like, I'm not a kid, I'll be alright. I'll just be chilling inside, binge watching netflix and enjoying my ice cream."

I didn't want to argue with her about going home later. It was more for my peace of mind than ...