I went to see Charlotte and Del the following Saturday, after Olivia and I had “broken up.” Charlotte confessed to having facilitated the meeting. I think she thought I might blame her for it. But I was, I hate to say it, relieved.
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Mattie went to lunch with Olivia over Christmas. When Mattie was down for Thanksgiving, when I was still with Olivia, Mattie spent the Wednesday at my apartment. I told her about Olivia and me. It was very recent then, but I wanted Mattie to know about it, that her mother was sexually active with another woman.
Mattie was fine with it. I asked if she wanted to speak to Olivia about being gay. Mattie was involved with the l***q community at Cornell, but school work kept her too busy to explore any possible relationships. I thought it might be good to s
