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Samantha wasn’t a stranger to being the odd one out in a room full of people at a party. She’d gone to enough lawyer parties with her ex-wife to know the subtle art of small talk and feigning interest, ready to rebuff any snide comments about her job, her wage, or her status. But this party was different. Instead of giving her the cold shoulder or ignoring her, all her guests were treating her like they’d been friends for years. People she’d never met came up to her, claiming they brought a great, personal gift. Some of them hit the nail right on the head too.
The table in the hall kept growing and growing with presents, most of them coming in thin, shiny bags holding a bottle. Word about her love of whisky had to have gotten out somehow. From the few glances she’d managed, most of th
