Chapter 5

Just as I finished going over Lucas's homework, my mother-in-law, Joyce Sterling, called me.

I was just about to order some late-night snacks and chill for a bit.

On the other end, Joyce's voice was gentle and a little hesitant.

She asked, "Christy, you and Frank haven't been fighting lately, have you?"

I put the phone on speaker and kept browsing the food delivery app.

I said, "Joyce, can you just tell him to stop stalling?

"It's just a matter of signing the divorce papers, right? It really shouldn't take this long.

"If we can't work out the property stuff,…