An Accidental Family (2013)
“There had been no mistaking the look on his face when she’d said he didn’t know her. Odd that he could know her a little physically but not at all as a person.
It seemed to be a pattern. Her ex-husband had never attempted to really get to know her. He’d had his secretary take care of gifts and things. She’d allowed herself to pretend it was because he was busy, but she knew it had been because he’d never cared enough to find out.
Lesson learned.
She shoved all the thoughts away and ...walked down the hall to the bedrooms. Two of them, both of which were bigger than her bedroom at the apartment, plus a decent-sized bathroom. Another door led to an open and clean attic.
She went back to the kitchen, where she found a small pantry, an entryway by the back door with hooks for coats, and stairs to the basement. A quick scout revealed it to be clean and apparently dry, and she found the laundry hook-ups.MoreLess
It seemed to be a pattern. Her ex-husband had never attempted to really get to know her. He’d had his secretary take care of gifts and things. She’d allowed herself to pretend it was because he was busy, but she knew it had been because he’d never cared enough to find out.
Lesson learned.
She shoved all the thoughts away and ...walked down the hall to the bedrooms. Two of them, both of which were bigger than her bedroom at the apartment, plus a decent-sized bathroom. Another door led to an open and clean attic.
She went back to the kitchen, where she found a small pantry, an entryway by the back door with hooks for coats, and stairs to the basement. A quick scout revealed it to be clean and apparently dry, and she found the laundry hook-ups.MoreLess
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