At 53, My Mom Finally Started Dating Again—When I Met the Man Making Her So Happy, I Waited Until He Left and Said, “Mom, You Need to Know Who He Really Is”
Then:
“He says after he realized who you were, he almost ended things.”
“But didn’t.”
“No.”
“Why?”
“He says because he loved being with me.”
That answer was possible too.
Reality was becoming infuriatingly complicated.
PART 26 — THE THING THAT MATTERED MORE
Mom said:
