the invoices paid at midnight.
She knew the names of customers who only answered when she called.
She knew which bank officer had extended grace in 2009 and which supplier had to be paid before everyone else.
She knew the password notebook had once lived in a kitchen drawer beside batteries and birthday candles.
She knew what trust cost because she had been spending it quietly for decades.
Daniel knew those things too, or at least he knew enough of them.
Margaret had given him keys before he earned them.
