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“I made some misguided decisions,” she said. “But I hope to do better in the future.”
Nancy patted her hand. “That’s a polite way of putting what we’ve all done.”
“I doubt you kept something like that from your husband.”
“Maybe not that. But I definitely didn’t tell him about some of the trouble my boys caused over the years.” She looked out the window. “And he didn’t know just how many kitchen gadgets I have.” She winced. “He thought I wanted the storage shed for him.”
I set my fork down. “You have a storage shed full of pots and pans?”
“I cook a lot,” she said defensively.
JoJo and Penelope snickered.
Nancy cleared her throat. “My point is that we all do things we thought were right at the time because of the information we had at hand. What matters is what you do now.”
She was right. We only knew what we knew. JoJo had done her best with what she thought to be true. We couldn’t go back, but we could do better in the future.
“My boss said they want to put me on track to be a partner at the firm,” Penelope blurted.
“That’s . . .” JoJo hesitated. “Is that what you want?”
“It’s dead-end corporate crap that will keep you swamped in paperwork while the others are out on their yachts,” I said petulantly.
“I know.”
Penelope never ceased to catch me by surprise. She was smart. But she was young and ambitious. Sometimes that clouded judgment.
And selfishly, I didn’t want her working for them.
“When do you have to give them an answer?” JoJo asked.
Penelope smirked. “It wasn’t a question. They assume everyone wants to be a partner.”
“I take it you don’t,” Nancy said.
“I’m learning a lot . . . both good and bad. Being a partner at a prestigious firm has never been my goal. I want to be Earth Warriors’ full-time attorney. I’m just not qualified yet.” She slumped, seeming disappointed she couldn’t fast track her experience.
“I’ll teach you everything you need to know.” I wiped my mouth with my napkin.
I shouldn’t push my daughter into a decision. She should come to her own conclusions about what she wanted for her life.
Even if I was the best option.
“You wouldn’t let me go with you to the divorce hearing,” she argued.
“Divorce isn’t something you’ll run into at Earth Warriors.”
She pushed her plate away. “But there might be something I could learn to use there.”
“Come work with me.” I looked at JoJo. “Earth Warriors can retain me as primary counsel. We’ll tackle the cases together.” I returned my gaze to my daughter. “You won’t get more on-the-job training than that.”
Penelope rolled her mouth from one side to the other. “What if I want to learn how to do what you do?”
My brows shot to my hairline. “Criminal defense?”
“There are innocent people who need help. You defend them. I could do that when we’re not busy with Earth Warriors.”
I didn’t know what to say.
