“This was not exactly what I planned for this morning,” said Piper, making a face. “I’m sorry to drag you into this, Mama.”
“Oh, I’m just glad to have been here with you. It would have been awful for you to face that on your own.”
Piper gave a little shudder at the thought of going solo into the studio and finding Summer there in that silent place. “Poor Summer.”
Beatrice looked at her curiously. “What did you think of her?”
Piper sighed. “Well, I hate speaking ill of the dead, but I honestly had a tough time warming up to Summer. I always felt sort of overwhelmed by her.”
“She had a big personality?”
Piper nodded. “That, and the fact she was totally passionate about what she was doing. I mean, she lived, breathed, and ate fitness. She really walked the walk. Whenever I saw her at
