I was still thinking when I entered the foyer of Petunia's to find Dad waiting for me, hunched over the keyboard of my computer. The perfect person to have this conversation with. But the moment I set foot in the entry, Dad leaped to his feet and grabbed for his coat, eyes sparkling.
"Glad you're back," he said. "Feel like going out again?"
"And leave who to watch Petunia's?" I unhooked my pug from her harness, startled to find Mom emerging from the kitchen with a grim look on her face.
"Just go with your father," she said. "You'd better hurry or you'll miss it."
I frowned up at Dad who seemed more excited than concerned, despite Mom's attitude. Were they talking again? He didn't appear uncomfortable with her presence, so maybe they'd had the conversation they needed to in order to salve their wounds. More other people's lives unfolding without me. How dared they when they knew I needed in on every detail?