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Yeah, I haven’t had a chance to fillthat we’re rivals…or that she ainst her will

“That’s iives my wife the kind of proud smile she would any of her kids “And obviously ambitious”

“Very,” I assure her

“That’s great My son is, too In fact, I would have sworn he was too busy to ever get married Hopefully you two aren’t so wrapped up in your careers that you put off having kids forever”

“Mom…”

“What? You’re over thirty It’s tiest sister is barely twenty-five, and she’s going to beat you to parenthood”

“It’s not a race,” I volley back

Mom turns to Sloan “What about you? Do you want children?”

“I’d love to have kids,” my wife says “Probably in a few years”

After we’re divorced—at least in her mind And that will be over my dead body

“It’s not a bad idea to enjoy each other and e for a while” Then Mom’s smile falters “In retrospect, I wish my ex-husband and I had”

Suddenly, Keeley approaches, plastic s just informed me that they need to be here a bit early so the bride can be sewn into her dress”

Sewn? Is that a thing? “How early?”

“In two and a half hours” Her smile almost looks manic now

“You need this place picked up by then?”