My Mother-In-Law Said Six Words He Wasn’t Ready to Hear

irritated me more than if she had.

“Eleanor.”

I closed the door.

“You should’ve at least picked a better liar than my husband.”

She looked down at the baby.

“It’s a bad time.”

I laughed once. Couldn’t help it.

“You think?”

The baby in the bassinet stirred. A nurse rolled a cart past the door. Somebody down the hall was laughing too loud.

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