She Said the Anniversary Was “Only for Family” — So I Stopped Paying and Flew to Paris Instead

had been made and then held until the moment when it had to be disclosed, which was now, apparently, because I had called to confirm the details.

“Okay,” I said.

Claire exhaled with the particular quality of someone who has been braced for difficulty and is relieved to find none. “Don’t be weird about it. We’ll send photos. You know how they are.”

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