“I need to go home to say goodbye to my mother,” Ari replied when they were on their way back to Queens, New York. “When are we leaving?”

Lillian shrugged, smiling. “As soon as we get to the private jet.”

“Would you mind?” Ari really needed to see her mother... regardless. But she knew it would sound better as a request. She didn’t want to start off her new married life on the wrong foot.

Lillian gave her hand a gentle squeeze, her eyes filled with ...