Mary in tears

When G picked up his phone and answered it, even I could hear the voice of his mother in tears. He had been playing on the PC and had his phone beside him. I tried to listen in but although I could hear her distraught voice, I couldn't make out the words. I asked him to say I wanted to speak to her and eventually he handed over the phone.

Mary has a friend from back in the days when she and I were experimenting with seeing other people. Mike (not his real name for obvious reasons) is wealthy and well-connected. He knows about her recent history, because she apparently asked him for money to pay off her debt. He has apparently responded by offering her a job as his PA.
It's an amazing opportunity. She was a PA when she committed her crimes, but this would give her an opportunity to re-launch her career, to meet famous people and earn a very good salary. The downside is that it would undoubtedly involve long and unsociable hours and a lot of hard work. But she would be good at it, perhaps very good, and she would really enjoy herself too.

N was working today so she phoned him to tell him the news. He, though, was not impressed. He doesn't trust Mike, nor indeed anyone else, and doesn't want her to take the job. They argued, and he ended it by saying he wasn't sure he wanted to come home. It was a petulant display, and of course he did go home, but he showed - again - that he is a possessive, jealous young man.

Later, as I reflected on the conversation, I felt pleased that the man who supposedly makes her so happy was showing his true colours, and hopefully sowing the seeds of doubt in her mind as to whether their relationship will last. At one point I asked if she wanted me to go and fetch her back here to be with us. She declined, saying that if N even knew she was calling me, he would be even more upset.

I find myself strangely hopeful that she will reconsider her relationship with him, that she will reconsider this divorce and at least give us a chance.