“Go ahead.”
Tyler found out when Lauren called to discuss another print run.
“You’re making money from humiliating me?!”
I folded my arms.
“Funny. I thought you said people should learn to take a joke.”
He opened his mouth.
Then closed it.
I was starting to enjoy those moments.
I folded my arms.
***
Sunday arrived.
I nearly stayed home from Diane’s barbecue.
Not because I was ashamed, but because I didn’t want another family gathering to become uncomfortable.
But Rachel convinced me otherwise.
“Emily, you didn’t ruin anything. Why should you hide?”
She was right.
So I went.
I nearly stayed home.
When we arrived, my MIL was standing beside the grill.
She wore a bright pink T-shirt. So did her sister Carol.
And Carol’s best friend, Patricia, was wearing one too.
I stopped walking.
Tyler froze beside me.
Diane smiled when she saw us.
She wore a bright pink T-shirt.