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.

the last time she had chewed Albert out, but soon after, he was going to marry her daughter

Jessie’s sake, Lettie

want

was lost for

skipped over,

“Sit with me, Grandma.

a

putting the flowers into a vase, noticed

cheeks flushed, feeling that Albert

up after a

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

was taken aback and

imagined Jessie’s wedding

and Emma had really pulled out all the

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