As my infatuation with Erick was growing, my mother's to husband #4 was waning. And over the weekend, the two of them had their last fight as a couple. It was not a civil breakup by any stretch of the imagination, and ended with Denny barracking the door after she walked out. Unable to retrieve anything from the house they shared, my mother's frustration increased with each passing day.
     Denny refused to answer my mother's calls, and with only the clothes she was wearing when she walked out the door, she was desperate to get back in. He had not even let my younger sister take any of her things with her when he locked them out. It would seem that no matter how old you are, even supposedly mature adults can revert back into children, and playground rules can...

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