“It was amazing,” she said. After a long pause. “I just wish it had been under better circumstances.”
“No,” Miriam said. “We have your word that you’ll leave Dee and me alone?”
“Not exactly,” she said.
Miriam looked as if she was about to tell the dogs to attack her, but I shot her a look.
“We can make a supercut of this, if you like,” Miriam said. “And we can post it around the internet.”
Mother put a hand on my girlfriend’s shoulder. “Go ahead,” Mother said. “With the first part, at least. I’ll help. I used to be a TV producer, you know.”
When she kissed Miriam on the lips, the girl’s eyes were a flurry of confusion. “I don’t understand,” Miriam said.
I did, but I didn’t want to spoil it for her.
“Darling,” she said. “You’re going to see much more of me from now on. Much more. After all, you helped my daughter become the woman she is today. I’ll have to find ways to thank you.”
I realize this sounds insane to someone on the outside, but for the three of us in that moment, it was transcendent.
Mother continued, “And you both, with a little help, reminded me of who I used to be, which is very much like you, dear. Free. And now, again, I’m free.”
“Thank you, Mother,” I said.
“Danielle—Dani,” she corrected herself. “You don’t have to be so formal. Not anymore. There was something nice about the way you called me ‘mommy’ and ‘mom’ when you came.”
“Thanks, mommy,” I said.
“Or mom.”
We all laughed in relief, love, and exhaustion.
“Gee, thanks mom.”
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