So you nod once.
“Tonight,” you say.
All day, the house feels staged.
Your mother comes downstairs in her robe, complaining about her knee and asking if there are eggs left. Esteban appears ten minutes later, scratching his chest, kissing your cheek, complaining that he slept poorly even though you know he slept like a rock. When he sees Lucía at the stove, his expression shifts so quickly you almost miss it. Not desire. Not irritation. Something far stranger.
Recognition.