"Oh My Gods" - читать интересную книгу автора (Tera Lynn Childs)

Sympathetically.

At me.

As if IтАЩm the one who just found out my new husband is delusional.

ThatтАЩs when I first know IтАЩm in trouble. Mom is professionally trained in the art of delusional psychopaths. She told me once she never goes along with their fantasiesтАФit only makes things worseтАФ

and if sheтАЩs staying calm then that means she believes him. Which means she believes the Greek gods exist, too.



And while I might doubt her judgment when it comes to major life changes like marriage and moving out of the country, Mom is usually completely sane when it comes to discerning reality from fantasy.

As if she can sense my shock, she reaches out and places a hand on my knee. тАЬI know this is difficult to digestтАФтАЭ

тАЬDifficult?тАЭ I shout. тАЬDifficult? Algebra is difficult. The Ironman is difficult. This is insane.тАЭ

тАЬI thought so, too,тАЭ Mom says. тАЬAt first.тАЭ

тАЬSo you believe this?тАЭ What happened to rational Mom? тАЬYou believe him?тАЭ

She nods. тАЬIтАЩve seen proof.тАЭ

тАЬYouтАЩve seenтАФтАЭ I shake my head. This is not happening. тАЬWhat kind of proof?тАЭ

тАЬItтАЩs a little hard to explain,тАЭ she says, blushing. тАЬHe made roses . . .

materialize.тАЭ

тАЬRoses?тАЭ Ha! IтАЩve got him now. тАЬHeтАЩs just a magician. He pulled them out of his sleeve.тАЭ

Mom blushes even more. тАЬHe wasnтАЩt wearing sleeves at the time.тАЭ

Ewww! Therapy is definitely in my future.

All right, so the rational, thatтАЩs-not-really-possible approach isnтАЩt working. IтАЩve got more tactics in my arsenal. I just need a minute to regroup. While IтАЩm trying to come up with my next move I realize that, since I havenтАЩt seen any roses around since we landed in Greece, Mom must have known before we took off from LAX.

Even if sheтАЩs being totally played, she should have said something.

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SheтАЩs had plenty of opportunities, including fourteen hours in the confined space of an airplane cabin where I would have been a captive audience. And who knows how many times before the moveтАФ

тАЬWait a minute!тАЭ My voice rises to an accusatory scream. тАЬHow long have you known?тАЭ

At least she has the decency to look ashamed. тАЬSince shortly after Damian and I met.тАЭ She glances at him and smiles. тАЬAs soon as we realized we were in love.тАЭ