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"Rea, I've got a huge bash planned for you guys and invited everyone. Make sure you're back by six tonight," Lindey's upbeat voice on the phone caught me off guard.
I hadn't figured she wouldn't know we didn't get the marriage license. Jace must've kept her in the dark, probably afraid of her reaction after last night's disappointment.
As I listened to Lindey's excitement and anticipation, a wave of apprehension washed over me about breaking the news.
The fact that Jace and I couldn't get married was already set in stone. I couldn't hide it forever, and certainly not now. Besides, if she found out later with all the guests she had invited, it would only make things worse. "Lindey," I called softly.
"You're about to become my daughter-in-law. You should start calling me 'Mom,' don't be shy," Lindey teased.
For a moment, I felt a sharp pang in my heart. "I'm sorry, but I... I may never have the right to call you' Mom.""
There had been so many moments over the past ten years when I had longed to call her Mom.
But it seemed that wish would never come true.
"What do you mean?" Lindey sounded confused. "Rea, are you uncomfortable? Then don't change- "We didn't get the certificate," I interrupted her. "And we never will."
Lindey was stunned. "What
felt like a huge weight off my shoulders
and I dreaded
mark the day I'd finally be part of
had been so happy this morning, waiting for me to call
I took
Tell me,"
finally spoke. 'Lindey, Jace and I... we're just not
kept Jace's faults to myself; it
another woman over a guy, but the reality was I had been defeated by another woman, and she was even a pregnant widow. "How can you say that? You've been together for
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him, and he's always had your back. How can it all just fall apart like this?"
hit me like a wrecking
be something he did to wrong you," Lindey's words
words, blaming
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