Benny
JJ ended her call with Marissa the next morning and stared at her phone like the woman had personally insulted her.
Nixx noticed from across the kitchen.
“That bad?”
“She gave us homework.”
I poured myself more coffee and sat down at the table.
“What kind?”
“The annoying adult kind.”
“That really narrows it down.”
She gave me a look before setting her phone beside the tablet.
“Marissa wants us to make a list of what we’re actually trying to protect against before we meet with her. Medical emergencies, activity authorization, travel, what happens if I’m hospitalized, and what happens if something happens to me permanently.”
The last part took the humor out of the room.
I hated hearing it.
That didn’t mean we got to ignore it.
Nixx leaned back in his chair. “What can we a
