Sweet Laurel Falls
“Maura sighed and straightened a line of books on a shelf in the home-improvement section, aware of Mary Ella’s horror-stricken expression beside her. “Yes. You heard me correctly. As much as I would vastly prefer taking you up on your offer to catch a movie tonight, I have plans. We’ve been invited to Harry’s for dinner. I tried desperately to get out of it. I mean, who wouldn’t?
But Sage pulled the poor, pitiful I just want to get to know my grandfather card, and now I’m stuck.”
“I don...’t care what card she pulled.
I would have sliced off two or three fingers if it meant I didn’t have to share a meal with That Man.”
Despite her own internal struggle over the impending evening, Maura had to smile at her mother’s dramatics. “But, Mom, you have so much in common. You both love art and music and books, and now you even share a grandchild!”
“Oh, thank you very much for that reminder.”MoreLess
But Sage pulled the poor, pitiful I just want to get to know my grandfather card, and now I’m stuck.”
“I don...’t care what card she pulled.
I would have sliced off two or three fingers if it meant I didn’t have to share a meal with That Man.”
Despite her own internal struggle over the impending evening, Maura had to smile at her mother’s dramatics. “But, Mom, you have so much in common. You both love art and music and books, and now you even share a grandchild!”
“Oh, thank you very much for that reminder.”MoreLess
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