Chapter 25

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Chapter 25I’d gotten the recipe for orange angel food cake with berries from the chef at Raphael’s, and I decided that would be perfect for dessert tonight. Wills would enjoy it. I hummed a few bars of “Temptation” as I took the cake out of the oven and put it on the rack to cool. The house phone rang, and I glanced at the screen. The number was local, and since we’d been getting a lot of telemarketing calls lately—Jesus, you register at Bed Bath & Beyond and suddenly everyone and his brother has something you absolutely have to have for your wedding. I let the answering machine pick up. “Hi. You’ve reached the residence of Theo and Wills. We’re not here right now. Leave a message and we’ll get back to you.” I’d changed it back after the misunderstanding a few weeks ago—Jesus, had it on

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