Free Blogger: BIG NATURALS - BIGNATURALS wrapping the sides of her coat around her slim body. Carol told me how hard Dianne exercised to keep herself in trim shape.
I offered my mother-in-law my arm again, and she took it, squeezing my flesh lightly with her hand.
"You know," she said, "It wasn't always this way. Used to be that when I walked in to a room all the eyes watched me with jealousy. Now it's pity. Why is that?"
"No one pities you," I said, trying to cheer her up. "I'm sorry that that woman had to ruin your evening."
"We can't help it," Dianne sighed. "Some things happen. I loved every moment of raising my children, and if it hadn't been for that woman, I wouldn't have had my Dan. I guess I should be thankful that she didn't want any part of his childhood."
I remained silent, the air around me awkward, as we reached my car. I opened the door for my mother-in-law and she slipped inside, smiling at me gratefully.
"All comfy?" I asked. She nodded and I shut the door, walking over to the driver's side to get in myself.
We rode in near silence the ten minutes to our hotel, a modest place in an inexpensive part of town. Some of the other guests were staying at the Hilton, where the wedding was taking place, but my wife and I and her family had selected this location for itOs affordable rates so that we could stay longer than just the weekend. Pulling the car into a spot, I sighed deeply.