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 and he even addressed her respectfully as ‘Mom’

sake, Lettie

didn’t want Jessie

was lost

over,

“Sit with me, Grandma.

a wave of

Jessie, putting the flowers into a vase,

feeling that Albert was

Helen showed up

a big deal, so he invited his mother to be part

taken aback and

hadn’t imagined Jessie’s wedding would

and Emma had really pulled out

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