Elizabeth looked Jenny in the eye and said, “It is true that I’ve been giving you the cold shoulder, but you must know why.”
Jenny sat up straight suddenly and turned her head to avoid her mother’s eyes. "I suppose that I do know,” Jenny sighed, “but I just didn’t want to think about it; it is because of the relationship between me and my brother."
“Alright,” Elizabeth said, “that is a start. Maybe you can explain what’s going on so that I can understand. Stephen has always been the one to step out of line, but it was never like you to join in any of his shenanigans.”
Jenny took a warm sip of her milk and said, “Mom, I don't know how to explain this. You know that I like Tony and he is the person that I want to be with, but when Steven came back, he..."
Elizabeth could see that this wa
