My mother began dating a new guy a few months ago, right as the COVID-19 pandemic began to ravage our country. She and I talk almost every day, and I began to hear a lot about this guy.
How he had this thick Boston accent, talked a lot and was already referring to my sister and me as his future stepdaughters.
Today, he died. When they first started dating, I would let my mom talk a little about him and then I’d quickly change the subject to whatever topic I wanted to discuss, what was going on in my life, details about her grandkids, the current state of the pandemic.
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