A Trade For Good by Bria Daly

Author:Bria Daly
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: friends, children, humor, family, sexy, quirky, divorce

Chapter 11

Sera opened her mouth to argue and then closed it again. It made more sense for Jeff to drive her than to have Marion get out at this time or even to call a cab.

Jeff opened the door for her to leave the house, but she remembered leaving her coat in the living room area. "I'll only be a minute."

Sera went back to get her coat and hadn't noticed that Marion had followed her and was right behind her as she turned. "Oh, I didn't see you," she said as she almost ran into the older woman.

Her mother in law was standing awkwardly and looked like she had something she had to say, but wasn't sure how to go about it.

"Is everything all right Marion?"

"Yes, of course it is, I just... Listen Sera, you are going through some very difficult times. What happened is awful and my son behaved horribly with you and with all of the rest of us."

Sera looked at her mother in law and almost felt guilty for not hurting as much as her mother in law obviously was. The pain in the woman's eyes was more than apparent and was a mix of what looked like guilt and embarrassment for her son being a turd.

"Marion," Sera reached for her mother in law and gave her a quick squeeze, "you have no control over this and neither do I. If you ever think it has anything to do with you, please, please, I beg you, don’t. You raised wonderful children and I am proud to be a part of this family. This is not about you. Peter made some really bad choices. If we wanted something, or somebody else, he only had to ask. I lack experience in relationships because Peter is the only man I ever knew, but I know enough to understand that what we had was not what you read about in fairy tales or romance novels. I fooled myself for many years, because I loved being a wife and then a mom. And honestly, my kids were more than enough for me. Peter was a means to get the kids I have and adore."

Sera reached for her mother in law's hands and held them tight. "It wasn't always this way. I married Peter because I was crazy about him and I honestly believe there was a time when he was actually crazy about me as well, but things changed. Life changed. I don't think Peter was meant to be a dad, but I don't regret, not even a bit, being a mom. I will always be grateful to Peter for the children he brought into my life. I can never thank him enough."

Then laughing between misting eyes Sera quickly added, "You did good Marion. Look at the genes you passed on," she said as she uncovered little Emma's sleeping face from under a pink blanket, "can't beat this, can you?"

The women quickly hugged being careful not to disturb the sleeping baby and turned to see that Jeff had overheard most of the exchange.

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