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“Heather cares about Mikey, even if it’s only
because she likes you.
Mikey wants you and Heather to get married.
As his father, you should make that happen for
him.”
Jason clenched his fists.
“Are you really okay with hearing your son call
another woman Mom?”
I said immediately, “I would love that.”
Heather’s family had lost all their money and
moved back to the States.
Jason made her his assistant, despite what
everyone said.
Last year on mother’s day, Mikey ordered a
hundred roses and went to give them to
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Heather at work and would skip class to have
lunch with her.
They’re the real family.
After I figured that out, I had to move on.
Jason was yelling something into the phone.
But I was hungry and didn’t want to waste any more time on him.
I said.
“If you can’t go to the courthouse next Monday,
I’ll just see you in court.”
I hung up and went into the restaurant.
Monday came.
Jason didn’t show up.
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So I hired a lawyer to take care of the divorce.
A few weekends later.
I put my straw hat on and took a look at the sunset before smiling at a girl.
“I bet Grandma made food already, let’s go eat.”
Beth nodded before grabbing my hand and running to the house.
We were laughing and talking when we got
home and saw Grandma Betty.
As we got closer, I realized that she was looking
at something.
Mikey was there.
Grandma Betty hadn’t seen Mikey in years, but
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she still asked me to send her new family
pictures so she could write her diary.
She knew who Mikey was.
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told her to take Beth to go wash fruit in the kitchen.
She nodded sadly and helped the girl go into the kitchen.
