Driver's Ed (2012)
“said Remy, “you just told Daddy that was decaf.”
Mac grinned. “So he won’t sleep well tonight.”
“Mac! Daddy believed you. He had two cups.”
Remy’s brother laughed contentedly to himself.
“Mother, does anybody need a person like Mac? Don’t you think Mac should be in boarding school?”
“Yes.”
“Then why isn’t he?”
“We can’t afford it. Otherwise we would have shipped him away years ago.”
Mac loved this kind of talk.
“What if the baby turns out like Mac?” said Remy.
“Don’t worry about it,” said Mac. ...“You’re fifteen years older than he is. You’ll never know how Matthew turns out. By the time Matthew’s in second grade, you’ll have your own baby.”
This was thought provoking, but not enough to take her mind off Morgan. He wouldn’t telephone this late. She might as well give up. At least she hadn’t confided in Lark. She could keep her ruined hopes in her heart, instead of lying around for Lark to laugh at and pick on.
Being a Marland, Remy consoled herself with a final dose of junk food before bed.MoreLess
Mac grinned. “So he won’t sleep well tonight.”
“Mac! Daddy believed you. He had two cups.”
Remy’s brother laughed contentedly to himself.
“Mother, does anybody need a person like Mac? Don’t you think Mac should be in boarding school?”
“Yes.”
“Then why isn’t he?”
“We can’t afford it. Otherwise we would have shipped him away years ago.”
Mac loved this kind of talk.
“What if the baby turns out like Mac?” said Remy.
“Don’t worry about it,” said Mac. ...“You’re fifteen years older than he is. You’ll never know how Matthew turns out. By the time Matthew’s in second grade, you’ll have your own baby.”
This was thought provoking, but not enough to take her mind off Morgan. He wouldn’t telephone this late. She might as well give up. At least she hadn’t confided in Lark. She could keep her ruined hopes in her heart, instead of lying around for Lark to laugh at and pick on.
Being a Marland, Remy consoled herself with a final dose of junk food before bed.MoreLess
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