Tonight was going to be a special night. Not only was it the first night in about three weeks that Steve and I would be alone without my Mom in the way but Steve had also promised some big news for me.

I couldn’t imagine what it was going to be, he’d been acting a bit strange lately.

Steve was a savvy businessman, very proud of his software company, but lately he hadn’t been talking about work around the dinner table at all.

My Mother didn’t notice, of course, all she cared about these days was that the profits kept coming in so she could maintain the lifestyle she had...