After reeling for a second from Billy’s tirade, I consider his question—and why my answer might matter to him. “She seemed a tad … irritable toward the end, I might say.” “Hmm. Yeah, I’m sure she … uh, isn’t bitter about not getting to host the after-party. Especially after everyone left the reunion so fast to … get here.” Billy lets out a nervous titter, then quickly draws silent. “I love her. I really do. But she … isn’t the easiest mother-in-law in the world.”
