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.

but soon after, he was going to marry her daughter

Lettie bit

want

lost

skipped over,

“Sit with me, Grandma.

a wave of

putting the flowers

that Albert was being a

up after a

usual maturity, recognized marriage as a big deal, so he invited his mother to be part of it, showing

taken aback and

hadn’t imagined Jessie’s wedding would be

had really pulled out all

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