“Are you seeing someone?”
Dad raised his glass.
“Well, whatever it is, I’m sure we’ll be proud.”
Kai grinned as though Dad had already given him permission.
I looked down at my plate.
Apparently, Kai was planning a celebration.
“I’m sure we’ll be proud.”
And somehow, my marriage was going to be part of it.
That night, Molly fell asleep beside me.
I lay awake listening to the lake wind rattling the bedroom window.
I remembered the first time Molly had noticed I was upset after a family dinner.
That night, Molly fell asleep beside me.
She’d squeezed my hand beneath the table.
“You don’t have to compete with him,” she’d whispered.
I’d believed her.
Now I wondered how many times she’d sat beside me while thinking about Kai.
I’d believed her.
At four in the morning, I got up and went downstairs.
