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Singer
55 days with Miles
It was clear that Miles had no idea what a birthday was, but he was definitely pro-gifts, pro-cake, and pro-attention. Singer could hear his laughter from the kitchen.
“I’m glad Victor and Kara and the kids came over,” Jake said as they passed each other on the way in and out of the house. “Because apparently we know no one with kids except Mixie, and she’s stationed in Germany.”
Singer didn’t know Mixie well (she and her brother were in the branch of the Derrie family that had gone to Catholic high school), but he’d liked her and her husband when he met them. “I’m glad they’re here, too. Do you think this means we need more family friends?”
“Maybe that just … happens? Over time?”
Then Alice grabbed Jake for an urgent trike-building consult, and Singer s
