Mom shook her head. "Mark is no innocent. Don't forget that he knocked me up when I was 16 and he was 20. 16! It's nice that he married me but it wasn't exactly a hardship since I came with money from my inheritance and half the boys in Memphis were hot for me. He got a good deal, but now it's time for me to move on."

I smiled. She was right. He did get a good deal. "18 years with you is a hell of a deal, I'd say."

Mom grinned, "And I'm going to find Mark a new woman. I've already thought of three to set him...