At Laura's suggestion, Dan froze, then burst out laughing. He gave her a thumbs up, "I was the one who didn't think it through."

    At that moment, Marcus appeared behind the two.

    He smacked Dan's arm, which was resting on Laura's shoulder, hard as he blandly said, "You go sweep up the trash at the door."

    Dan's words, ready to accuse Marcus, caught in his throat, and he looked down at the mess of eggshells and egg sauce all over the floor.

    Dan sighed. Indeed, he needed to have thought this through better.

    Dan went to get the cleaning tools to clean the floor. Laura finally had the time to...