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.

time she had chewed Albert out, but soon after, he was going to marry her daughter and he even addressed her

Jessie’s sake, Lettie

didn’t want

was lost for

over,

“Sit with me, Grandma.

felt a wave of

Jessie, putting the flowers into a

flushed, feeling that Albert was being a bit

showed up after

big deal, so he invited his mother to be part of it, showing his

was taken

imagined Jessie’s wedding would be so

really pulled

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