Having spoken with Nate, and an adult Parker yesterday, and having had time to calm down and think, Sophie was now convinced this didn't have to be a disaster, really. She simply had to keep young Parker from meeting older Parker, and Nate from finding a reason to go to the theater. Simple, really.
The
autumn digital art was still on display, and there was coffee, tea, cider and lemonade on the sideboard. Also a small, discreet sign in the window: Welcome, families of students.
[open and OCD freeee ETA: And in totally the wrong place, sorry, squirrels.]