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“Use your fork, Lillian” Just as fast, she’s back on irl to live in this house”

“I can do whatever I want” My voice is level “It’s my house”

Eleanor’s voice goes low “I saw the way you spoke to her at church You have cheirl It’s a bad idea”

“If I thought it was a bad idea, I wouldn’t have given her a contract and asked her to start this evening”

Lillie looks up fro ers “What’s chemistry, Daddy?”

Her question uy?”

She nods quickly, that cute little di in her cheek when she smiles I wasn’t sure I could love soine my life without her

“Well,” I continue “He does chemistry”

Her little eyes widen “He o boom?”

I cough a laugh, shifting in ht sound “It’s different with people, honey”

Of course, Eleanor’s face is a disapproving, I told you so “Lillian, take your hands out of your food” She wipes ain “What are her qualifications?”

Sitting back, I cross ree, and she’s a licensed therapist”

“Therapists are all crazy It’s why they do what they do”

“She is not crazy” A little nutty, maybe, but not crazy

“We don’t need her”