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She blinked in shock as she tried to remember the last time Akiva’s mother had visited them, and drew up blank

“Libby, you know them. They’re unwavering. They don’t change and they don’t accept change. What’s the use?”

She gripped her phone and tried to tamp down her annoyance. “Akiva! I am okay with it. Your parents are not”

“Ma, about Dassi. You know she wasn’t really having work done, right?”

“Akiva, I’ve been thinking….” She trailed off in a way that had Akiva suspecting he was not going to love the next few words

“Meeting Shan’s mother feels more like a job interview with a boss who already hates you”