his arms around me, and for a few seconds, I let myself enjoy the moment.
No bank.
No monthly mortgage bill.
No fear that one missed payment might start a disaster.
Just our home.
Then Leo pulled back.
“We should invite everyone over tonight.”
I immediately knew who “everyone” included.
“Your mother too?”
He gave me a look.
“Of course. She helped us when things got difficult. She deserves to celebrate.”
I almost laughed.
Leo and I had very different definitions of what his mother had done during the hardest
