Lucy brought a ridiculous sparkler candle that sprayed silver sparks all over the cake stand. We ate in the backyard under string lights. We laughed. We stayed until the mosquitoes found us and the tea…
said nothing. That mattered too. After breakfast, Sophie opened her backpack and removed the old notebook. The one containing the page titled DAYS I GET DINNER. Adrian had assumed it was gone. She showed him…
he might drop off a gift at the porch. I told him yes. He came at four, alone again, and left a small wrapped box by the door. Inside was the repaired gravy boat. The…