BEAUTIFULLY UNFAITHFULLY
"Your dad handles billions of dollars, and your mom handles the minds of future generations, when people are operating at that level, sometimes one of them snores, or one of them needs to read at three in the morning without a light waking the other up. It’s called an adult arrangement."
She ripped open the box of crackers, immediately popping two into her mouth. "Now, stop psychoanalyzing your parents and let’s make some proper toast, I’m starving, and these crackers are just the opening act."
Lilibeth shrugged, though the tension in her small shoulders didn't quite dissipate. "Whatever, I just hate seeing you look so sad all the time, Mom."
The raw honesty of her words cut deeper than any