Mabel Episode 13 Thomas, in which time completes its circle.

The Hi, you've reached Mabel Martin. I'm not here to take your call right now, so please leave a message after the beep,

and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.

Thanks. have known men who look at their partners as though they're looking at something on a leash.

I've seen the way these men watch their loved ones leave a room or serve dinner or speak up in public

company.

The proprietary tilt of a head.

The lingering glance.

The measuring of assets.

I have spent my whole life with these men in one form or another

my uncles

my classmates, my friends

even sometimes, my dad.

I was there in the dark when she brought me to you in the hall warm with firelight.

When you had your arms full of angel trumpets and foxglove,

and you turned to me and knew me

as though I was a piece of you,

something you'd been missing.

When you threw your arms around me and the flowers went everywhere in my hair

in my shoes in between the buttons on my shirt

and he was there too

because he always is.

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