Thanks be to EBT.
Bella and I had a huge paper due in English. We planned to work on it at her house one Saturday after I finished helping dad at church for the next day's service. Charlie was working a double, so were going to make dinner and take it over to him at the station.
Dinner for him. A break from studying for us.
When I'd mentioned our plans to dad, he quickly rushed me out of the building.
"I'll be fine here, sweetie. Go study. Tell Bella I said hi and that your mom plans to make that mushroom ravioli she likes for dinner on Tuesday. She should come over."
He kissed my cheek and sent me on my way.
And that was how I ended up at her house an hour early.