My Daughter In Law Moved Her Entire Family Into My Apartment Ten Days Before The Wedding

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My home used to be quiet in the mornings. Coffee, curtains, basil on the balcony, a crossword puzzle. After David died, that routine had held me together.

Now Lorraine was walking through the hall with my towels.

“I washed these,” she said. “They smelled a little stale.”

“They were clean,” I replied.

She smiled. “I just like things fresh.”

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