Sunday my mom worked the morning until around two in the afternoon, then after she came home we went out for ice cream, and came back with my favorite Chinese food, and watched movies and talked. "So, I left it alone last night because I didn't want the weekend to be sour," Nina's mom said after the third movie was over. It was almost midnight. Nina stayed silent, but gave her full attention. "Look, I don't mind that you're dating," she continued and Nina decided to wait for her mom to find the words she was looking for. "I feel like he's probably trustworthy, I just feel like he's too old for you." "Is he about the same age as dad was?" "And I was your age at the time, yes," her mom nodded, frowning. "I hope this doesn't turn out to be the same thing. You say it won't, but you weren't

