Three Cups of Morning Coffee at the Oakhaven Diner Changed Everything

She did not look at the black notebook resting on the yellow folder beside my plate.

“He is here early,” Clara said, checking her fitness watch with a quick flick of her wrist. “We should establish the parameters of the discussion before we begin the evaluation.”

“We will begin when Ben sits down,” I said.

The doorbell rang once, a short, brassy chime continue reading …