My Mother In Law Made Me Clean Up Alone After Easter Until I Agreed To Something They Did Not Expect

broke me before anything else could. She came straight to me and took both my hands. Her fingers were cold.

“You came,” she said.

“Of course I came. The Dean’s office said it was urgent.”

She winced. “Okay. Maybe that part was a little dramatic.”

“Jane.”

“I’m sorry. I just needed you here.” She squeezed my hands. “I wanted it to be a surprise.”

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