Victoria walked into the room and noticed Keith and Cathryn on the bed. Taken by surprise, she said, "Hello Keith, I wasn't expecting to see you here."

Flustered, Cathryn didn't know how to respond. She stared at her mother, silent for several seconds. Cathryn wondered what she was thinking, 'Is she upset?'

Cathryn didn't think so, but with her mother, it was always hard to tell. What she suddenly understood was that it didn't matter. Cathryn had no control over her mother's ...