Chapter 13

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 LGBTQ community at Cornell, but school work kept her too busy to explore any possible relationships. I thought it might be good to speak to someone she knew from the village