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“I'm not talking to you about this, Mom.”
She looked over toward the child who was settled into the couch, laughing at the show on TV, totally oblivious to anything around her.
“You need to find a woman, Troy. A true partner. You need to settle down, if not for yourself, for her,” she said, angling her head toward the couch. “Stella needs that. She needs that stability in her life. As a mother, I know that more than anyone else.”
“I don’t have to get married to get my daughter stability, Mother.”
“Maybe, but you don’t know what it means to a young girl that –”
“Mom, please,” I interrupted. “My kid is fine. I’m fine. We’re fine the way we are,” I said, looking from my mother to my daughter and then back at Mom. “I’m not going to let anyone decide for me how to live my life. I know you love me but please. It’s not happening.”
I glanced at Bing. “We’re done talking about this. I need to wash up,” he said as I stepped away.
“Is there a chance he’s going to change his mind?” I heard Bing ask as I walked up the stairs.
“Not on his own,” my mom softly replied.
I rolled my shoulders, trying to release the tension.
