Melissa said florals date a house.

So do widows. I intend for both to date this property for a very long time.

My father used to tell me: take care of your mother. Not with words.

It took six years in a desert and one bad dinner party to understand what he actually meant. You don’t protect the people you love with words, and you don’t protect them only by writing checks.

You protect them by making sure your name is on the correct documents, by standing in the correct doorway, and by keeping your voice level on the one night it matters.

THE END.