Letting Her Fall
Then you could just ask for the things you would've needed to spend a few months' salary to buy.
I didn't respond, and the atmosphere grew awkward.
My other aunt, Karen Hall, quickly stepped in to smooth things over. "I think Monica and Tabitha are both great. One is married well, and the other has a good job. The only one struggling is my son. He's almost 30, but his job is average, and he still doesn't have a girlfriend…"
Aunt Lorelei took the bait and immediately switched her attention to setting my cousin up.
I looked at Monica, who was sitting beside us. She still hadn't said a word, and her expression hadn't changed at all.