Chloé smiled at him holding Lily closely and nodded. She walked with him toward the front door. He glanced at his watch and then showed her. It was a little after 7 in the morning.

"No chance that you'd not be getting a full blast," she said. He laughed at her nervously, then inhaled deeply in preparation.

"Moment of truth," he whispered. He reached for the door and held onto the knob. "Count for me."

"Okay, 3 ... 2 ... 1."

With that he pulled the door open. ...