I used to be sitting at my desk, staring off into space, when my telephone cellphone rang. A glance at it showed my mother's number, and I hesitated. I so wasn't in the temper to deal with her. But it was uncommon for her to be up this late, so I answered. "Hi Mom. " "Catherine. " She paused. I waited, tapping my finger on my desk. Then she spoke words that had me nearly falling out of my chair. "I've decided to come to your wedding. " I truly glanced at my cellphone again to see if I'd been unsuitable and it used to be anybody else who'd referred to as me. "Are you drunk?" I got out when I ought to speak. She sighed. "I want you wouldn't marry that vampire, but I'm tired of him coming between us. " Aliens replaced her with a pod person, I determined myself thinking. That's the only

