Small Reprieves Around the Neighborhood

It seems there have been a number of small reprieves all around the neighborhood:

• Danielle is gone until Friday night.
• The slow-paying client for the big, bad project has assured us that our check will be mailed no later than tomorrow, which means we'll likely get it by Monday.
  
• FosterEema's client informed us that the bookkeeper will return sooner than expected, and they will pay our first invoice "as soon as possible."
• Our across-the-street neighbor, who was stressing over what they thought was an overdue bill, learned that the bill isn't due until the end of September.