I called Mom while I was shopping and asked, “Should I bring chocolate cake or apple pie for Christmas?” – Welcome

inside me.

Not everything.

Enough.

“I don’t want to erase you from my life.”

She cried quietly.

“I know.”

“I want a relationship.”

“So do I.”

“But I’m not going back to the old job.”

“What job?”

“The one where loving everyone meant doing whatever made everything easier.”

She stared at her coffee.

“It did make things easier.”

“I know.”

“For us.”

“Yes.”

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