(Calder)By the time Mother comes into her office, I have the prenup open on her desk with the clause marked.She shuts the door and looks at the papers. “You found it.”“You put a clause in my marriage that means if it ends before five years, I lose control of the one thing I built for myself outside Wynn.”“I know exactly what I put there.”“That still doesn’t explain why you thought you had the right.”She comes around the desk and stands opposite me. “Because you were in no state to make clean decisions and If you’d known, you would never have agreed.”“You don’t get to make that call for me.”“Yes, I do. You are my son, I’ll always protect you.”I stare at her.She keeps going.“Cal, it’s no big conspiracy. I’m just making sure you give this a real shot. You and Mia, you’re right for each other. I needed you to take the time to see that.”“That clause is manipulation.”“No, that clause buys you time. Time to now see that Mia is everything you ever needed,” Mother says easily.“Yo
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