“I’ll be back Thursday.”

She nodded.

“What time?”

“Afternoon.”

Leo looked up from his drawing.

“People say Thursday when they mean maybe.”

Sebastian turned toward him.

“I mean Thursday.”

“Okay.”

It was not forgiveness.

It was a test.

Sebastian came back Thursday.

His flight was delayed.

He called.

Then called again when he knew he would be later than promised.