### Macey
After finishing a meal of Chinese food at Mikey’s place, Olivia and her family finally headed home. There was a moment of drama when the little girls thought Rocky was coming with them. I assured them they would see him soon; I didn’t want to move into the mother-in-law suite and feel like a freeloader.
Once I find a new job, I plan to pay rent. Even though I’ve never paid rent before, I’m not naïve enough to think that’s how the real world works.
When it was just Mikey and me, I glanced at him and noticed he looked as emotionally drained as I felt.
“Now that it’s just us, what’s going on with you?” I asked.
“Nothing,” he replied.
I sighed. “You don’t like the idea of me moving into that mother-in-law suite, do you?”
Mikey ignored me, walking into the kitchen to toss the l
