IN-LAWs

I was somewhat fortunate, Jennifer landed a huge case the next week, calling me to tell me we would have to postpone dinner for now.

Beth's divorce was final, the papers signed and sealed. We talked about how to break the news to our friends and family. I knew my in-laws would be the worst, I had no clue how they would handle it. I told Beth to let me handle her parents, that way if it bombed and became an issue, she would not have to take as much of the heat. I could be the bad guy. I waited for about four weeks, then decided even though she had only been divorced for a few months, it was as good a time as any. It was just too difficult, sneaking around, afraid of the possibility of running into someone we knew. I decided to tell them at Sunday dinner and hope for the best. I asked Beth to come up with an excuse that she was busy and couldn't come this Sunday. That way if things got really bad, she was safe from the fallout.

I arrived at their house about eleven-thirty, sitting in th