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The Gate House :: Demille Nelson
Страница: 462 из 490” I replied, seriously, “I can’t ever forgive or forget what they’ve put us through during our marriage, and just recently, but…” I can be magnanimous in victory, so I continued, “I will say this: If your father – and your mother, as well – is looking for forgiveness and trying to make amends, then I’m open to that, and I’m certain that your father is going to forgive me for calling him an unprincipled asshole, and so forth. But my question to you is: How do you feel about them?”
She took a deep breath, then replied, “I’m angry. And I’ve seen this very unpleasant side of them. But they are my parents, and I love them, and I will forgive them.” She added, “We would want that from our children.”
“Well, we would, but we don’t need their forgiveness for anything.”
She stayed silent a few moments, then confessed, “I did. For what I did. And they forgave me, unconditionally. Just as you have.”
I nodded and said, “Life is short.”
Maybe I could eventually forgive Charlotte and William for what they did to the Sutter family – the best revenge is living well. But I could never forgive William for what he did to those young girls, and that would stay with me, and with him, until the day we both died.
So we sat in the shade of the patio and looked out into the sunny rose garden as we sipped our cold beers. It really was an exquisite day, and nature was in full bloom, and the air was scented with roses and honeysuckle. I watched a big monarch butterfly trying to decide where to land.
Susan broke into my quiet moment and said, “We need to e-mail the children with this good news, and give them some calendar updates, and… well, maybe mention that they might see something in the newspapers about… us.”
“You should e-mail Carolyn about this good news. I’ve already e-mailed her about our possible mention in the bad news.”
Susan nodded, then said, “I’m sorry.”
“Subject closed.”
“All right. Then I’ll e-mail Edward…”
“And definitely tell him that Grandpa has blessed our marriage by handing over his trust fund to him. But don’t say too much about our possible appearance in the news.”
“All right. But you know that he and Carolyn will discuss this.”
“Fine. And we’ll answer their questions truthfully, but with a little spin.” I further suggested, “Call your parents and set up a date when they can visit Edward in L.A. They need to get to know their heirs better.”
She smiled, then said, “That’s not a bad idea.”
Again we sat in silence, enjoying and savoring the moment together.
She took a deep breath, then replied, “I’m angry. And I’ve seen this very unpleasant side of them. But they are my parents, and I love them, and I will forgive them.” She added, “We would want that from our children.”
“Well, we would, but we don’t need their forgiveness for anything.”
She stayed silent a few moments, then confessed, “I did. For what I did. And they forgave me, unconditionally. Just as you have.”
I nodded and said, “Life is short.”
Maybe I could eventually forgive Charlotte and William for what they did to the Sutter family – the best revenge is living well. But I could never forgive William for what he did to those young girls, and that would stay with me, and with him, until the day we both died.
So we sat in the shade of the patio and looked out into the sunny rose garden as we sipped our cold beers. It really was an exquisite day, and nature was in full bloom, and the air was scented with roses and honeysuckle. I watched a big monarch butterfly trying to decide where to land.
Susan broke into my quiet moment and said, “We need to e-mail the children with this good news, and give them some calendar updates, and… well, maybe mention that they might see something in the newspapers about… us.”
“You should e-mail Carolyn about this good news. I’ve already e-mailed her about our possible mention in the bad news.”
Susan nodded, then said, “I’m sorry.”
“Subject closed.”
“All right. Then I’ll e-mail Edward…”
“And definitely tell him that Grandpa has blessed our marriage by handing over his trust fund to him. But don’t say too much about our possible appearance in the news.”
“All right. But you know that he and Carolyn will discuss this.”
“Fine. And we’ll answer their questions truthfully, but with a little spin.” I further suggested, “Call your parents and set up a date when they can visit Edward in L.A. They need to get to know their heirs better.”
She smiled, then said, “That’s not a bad idea.”
Again we sat in silence, enjoying and savoring the moment together.