(34) Standing Up For Us

John took Anna’s hand and pulled her into his arms. “I should have done better. I’m sorry.”

‘You tried,” Anna said quietly wrapping her arms around him. “We just need to get them both to back off.”

“Our lives would certainly be better.” John agreed. “It just seems like one thing after another in fact I’m surprised that my mother didn’t try to convince you to not come to work here.”

“Why is that?” Anna said curiously.

“Well, when we got married she said that she thought women should be at home and not working.”

“How very 1950’s of her.” Anna said as she smiled at John, “but that sounds like something she’d say.”

“Yeah I guess so, she always stayed home with us and was fine with it. So I’m not surprised that she wanted you to do the same.”

“Well thank God I married a modern man and not some caveman.”

“Actually when we first got married and she suggested it I thought she was right.” John said as he sat down on the couch and patted the couch next to him.