24
Singer
52 days with Miles
The phone rang a few minutes after 9:30 a.m. Singer was contemplating another half cup of coffee with weary obsession; it had been the rare bad night of sleep, and Miles had ended up between them in the bed, finally getting back to sleep around three with his head on Jake’s back and his feet tucked up against Singer.
It was the most connected he’d felt to Jake in days.
Brandi was on the phone. Marie was dragging Miles’s mom to Social Services for paperwork. If they wanted a visit and they were free, this was a good opportunity. Eleven o’clock. Sorry for the late notice.
He only had to meet Jake’s eyes to know their answer. A chance to meet Miles’s mother? A chance for him to see her? Of course they’d drop everything.
So he texted Alice the change in plan
