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Frankie
40 days until coming clean
Frankie had lived in the guesthouse out back for almost two years. She’d seen Jake and Singer in every permutation of their relationship, from harmony to what passed for a raging fight. Singer went dark when he was upset; Jake removed himself before he could say things he didn’t mean. She thought she’d seen every flavor of their occasional angst, but this was new.
In the past it was usually Jake who went off the deep end and had to be reeled back in. But this time? This time Singer was the one she watched, waiting for him to do or say something that would clarify what the f**k was happening. Because something was up, and even though she couldn’t point to any specifics, she could feel it.
Aunt Cathy had dropped off more cupcakes, Alice had brought o
