They chatted a while.

Come evening, Albert bustled in from work, even bringing his secretary along.

Lettie served dinner herself.

She aimed to be kinder to Albert, her future son-in-law.

Albert was elated.

He reached for a smoke but, mindful of their hard-won happiness, set it aside.

Rising to help, he murmured, “Take a load off, Mom! I got this.

Lettie’s hand shook a little.

he was

Lettie bit

didn’t want

was lost for

Jeslyn skipped over, grasping

“Sit with me, Grandma.

a

the flowers into a

that Albert was being

Helen showed up

despite his usual maturity, recognized marriage as a big deal, so he invited his mother to

was taken aback

wedding would be

Emma had really

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