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Episode 681: Fool?Adria opened the door. She hoped the takeout bags in her hand would at least smooth the waters a little. She’d picked up all of her husband’s favorites, from three different restaurants. He wasn’t going to like what she had to say."Ry," Adria called out as she bent to untie her sneakers and pull them off her feet. "Sorry I’m kind of late; I decided to pick up dinner. You’re going to love it, I got-" She looked up and her words caught in her throat. The takeout bags dropped to the floor. "Oh. Great. Dad. You’re here." Her father generally didn’t help anything go down smoothly. From the stricken expression on Ryely’s face that held true to form. "There’s probably enough takeout for three," she somewhat sheepishly offered as she stepped closer to where both men stood with their arms crossed. "I’m not hungry," her father barked. "Me neither," Ryley seconded. "How could you have let this happen?" Her father demanded of Ryley. "She has her own mind." "You’re her partner, you’re supposed to steer her mind in the right direction. She’s not supposed to send me an email requesting I reinstate the man who sexually harassed her." "She’s a grown up," Ryley reiterated. "She’s allowed to make her own decisions." "Fine, if that’s your spineless attitude, that’s just fine. It’s your divorce. Maybe her next husband will have a backbone and stop her from heading down the wrong road with another man." "I’m not heading down any road; this isn’t leading to a divorce. My husband has plenty of backbone and everything else I could want." Adria wrapped her arms around Ryley from behind, and spoke firmly into his ear. "Don’t listen to my dad. He’s overreacting, and you, are awesome for standing up for me." Ryley pulled away and turned to her. "Just because I believe you’re entitled to make your own decisions, it doesn’t mean I agree with them. I feel the same way about this that your dad does. You should trust your initial instincts about the guy. He should be punished for making you feel uncomfortable." "What if I was wrong?" "What if you were right? It’s not okay for him to get away with it. Is it fair that you’ve had to forfeit your job while you hand him his back? I don’t think so, Ad. I don’t like this."
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