“Oh, it’s not? But it’s fair to declare that spending time with me, partnering with me, doing things you clearly fucking love”—she flung her arm behind her, toward all the desserts currently swallowing the kitchen—“is a mistake. Just because your mother doesn’t like it?” “That’s not what I meant.” “See, I think you did. I think you are so fucking lost, you don’t know who you are or what you want. And you’re letting your mom call the shots like a coward.”

