My Mom’s Younger Boyfriend Always Left Before Dessert — Then My Daughter Discovered the Reason

he left at exactly 7:30.

Six months of dinners, and he had never stayed later.

There was always a reason.

One Sunday it was a business call with someone overseas. Another time, he said a neighbor needed help. Once, he claimed a repairman was coming to his house later that evening.

The explanations were always polite, but they never seemed quite right.continue reading …