r. “I’m not signing anything. You can take these back to your lawyer and ask for your money back.” She shoves them into Dad’s chest, forcing him to take the papers. Dad is calm and collected, as always. He isn’t letting himself get sucked into Mom’s tornado of agitation. “It’s your call, but not signing doesn’t make them go away. It just means the sheriff will come serve you instead. I’m trying to do this in the least painful way possible. It’s time, Gemma.” Papers? Served by the sheriff? Is Dad filing for divorce? I’m stunned. That has to be it, but I never thought he’d go through with it. I’d hoped, but after so many years together, I figured that he’d be reluctant to take the plunge. “I know no such thing. What about the girls? What about all the years we’ve been together? You think you
