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Viv
62 days until starting over
The afternoon of Miles’s birthday party was uncomfortably warm for autumn. Viv had assumed she would be expected to play hostess, but when she emerged from the guesthouse prepared to do so, she discovered that Singer had already taken care of everything. Cathy arrived shortly thereafter (with cupcakes, of course) and immediately involved herself in the remaining setup. Viv looked to Singer—addressing overbearing guests was always tricky—but he seemed to welcome her intrusion.
In some ways, he’d always been a mystery to her. It shouldn’t be any surprise that he still was. She finally found a shady place to sit from which she could observe the party like a spectator. It was hard to believe Lisa and Singer had once been this young. She had hosted Singer’
