Nina sent the email at seven in the morning. She sat at their kitchen table with her laptop open, coffee going cold beside her. Kofi was still asleep in the bedroom.
"Dear Fellowship Committee," she read aloud to herself. "Thank you for this incredible opportunity. After careful consideration, I have decided to decline the fellowship."
She hit send before she could change her mind.
"You did it?"
She turned around. Kofi stood in the doorway wearing pajama pants and nothing else.
"You were supposed to be asleep."
"Hard to sleep when your girlfriend is typing aggressively in the kitchen."
"I don't type aggressively."
"You absolutely do. Especially when you're making big decisions."
He walked over and looked at her laptop screen. The sent email was still open.
"You turned it down."
"Yeah."
"Are you okay with that?"
