Rachel had rolled to a sitting position at the edge of the bed and was fishing for her clothes. I grabbed her and pulled her back to the mattress, she flopped with a giggle.

"Shhhh."

"Well, I don't know how my week is yet either. I don't have my calendar." There was a pause, she may feel I was blowing her off. So I added, "I'm pretty open."

To that remark Susan said, "I promise not to be quite so reserved next time."

Rachel right there with, "What does that mean?"

Distraction. She had to stop listening. I said, "That would be fine, how about next Friday. Gives us the...