The twins were at the door before breakfast was done.
"We said medium fast," Lily announced, clearing her bowl in three bites.
Leo held up the tablet: WE'RE READY.
He'd retrieved both pairs of skates from the hall closet at some point in the last ten minutes without anyone noticing. They were in his arms.
"We had this negotiation yesterday," Franz said.
"And I won."
Arianne came out of the kitchen doorway with her coffee. "She's not wrong."
Franz looked at her. Something in the line of his mouth that wasn't quite resignation and wasn't quite a smile. Lily took it as permission and went to put on her coat.
