I typed, “Looks like you’ll need another plan,” then switched off my phone and went back to watching Nolan and Piper play. Bellisimo already had the nonrefundable deposit I had paid, but I was not authorizing another $1,900 after being told my children were unwelcome. The restaurant manager simply required the people who stayed for dinner to provide another payment method. Renee apparently argued for twenty minutes before Dad finally used his own card.
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