The Hardest Answer Parents
Julia picked up the ringing phone and watched Lauren in the backyard with Jeremy. ‘Hello?’ ‘Julia? This is your mother.’ Julia suppressed a groan. ‘Hi Mom, how are you doing?’ Her mother’s bright voice perked up. ‘I haven’t seen you or Jeremy in months. I wanted to invite you to dinner on Saturday night.’ ‘That’s nice of you Mom, I’ll see if I can keep Jeremy a little longer on Saturday then.’ Julia would have weaseled her way out of the dinner right then and there, but her mother would...