Millie Criswell - Suddenly Single

Not about to give her mother any ammunition that the wily woman could use against her, Lisa hedged. “I don’t know. All I know is that our marriage was a mistake. As soon as I can afford to hire a lawyer, I’m going to file for divorce.”

“That would be a sin, for more than one reason.”

“Would you have me live my life and be unhappy? Is that what you want for me?”

“I want all my children to be happy. I want what is best for you, Lisa. You know that. But in my heart I don’t believe that divorcing Alex Mackenzie is going to make you happy. In fact, I think it will make you very unhappy and you will come to regret it.”

Lisa felt betrayed by what she deemed her mother’s lack of support and understanding. “There’s no point in discussing this further, Mom. We are not going to agree.”

No surprise there! They rarely agreed on anything.

Sighing deeply, Josephine shook her head at her daughter’s stubbornness. “So where are you going to get the money to rent an apartment?”

“I intend to find a job to support myself. I’ve already decided that I don’t want any of Alexander’s money.”

“Have you spoken to Leo about letting you live with him a while longer? You know you can always come home, if he says no.”

“I know, Mom, and I appreciate that.” Not!

“I’m going to talk to Leo this evening when he gets home from work. I’m sure he’ll expect me to be gone. He sort of hinted at that this morning. But Francie’s going to put in a good word for me today, so maybe he’ll be more agreeable by tonight.”

“For all of Leo’s sins in the eyes of God, he has a good heart.”

“Yeah. Let’s just hope his generosity and goodness extends to me.”

“Living with a gay man is going to be awkward, no? What about his…” Josephine searched for the right word. “Friends?”

Lisa shrugged. “That doesn’t bother me in the least. To each his own, I say.”

“You young people have strange ideas. I don’t understand your way of thinking.”

Now that was one statement of Josephine Morelli’s that she could agree with wholeheartedly.

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