I’m not changing it.”
I was sitting on the kitchen counter eating cereal from the box when Daniel said that into his phone.
Whoever was on the other end kept talking.
“I said what I meant.”
He looked at me.
Another pause.
“If that makes anyone uncomfortable, they’ll deal with it.”
He ended the call and dropped the phone on the counter.
“What happened?” I asked.
“They want to reword the interview recap.”
“Why?”
“Apparently we sound too honest.”
I snorted. “That’s new.”
He took the cereal from me and poured himself a bowl.
“Are you going to change it?” I asked.
“No.”
I watched him eat for a second.
“Is this about the ‘surprise’ part?”
“Yes.”
“They don’t like that word?”
“They think it sounds reckless.”
I slid off the counter.
“It was a surprise.”
“I know.”
“So what do
