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Priya called on Wednesday with an idea that solved a problem Hannah hadn't told her she had."I want to do a preview reception," she said. "Before the spring show. Press, a few collectors, low-key. Get people talking about the work before everyone else does." A pause. "Does Friday work?"Hannah looked at the calendar on her kitchen wall, at Friday circled three times in Andy's handwriting from the night they'd sat at her table dividing four days into a plan."Friday's perfect," she said.The gallery was warm gold light and quiet conversation by eight o'clock, Hannah's three canvases hung under careful spotlights at the center of the room. She'd changed outfits twice and settled on the green dress because it was the one that felt like hers, not the one Danny would have chosen for her.Andy found her by the second painting, two glasses of champagne in hand, dressed down in a way she'd never seen — no tie, sleeves rolled, like a man who'd decided tonight wasn't a performance."You're not

The knock came at nine in the morning, before Hannah had finished her coffee, before she'd even decided what the day was going to be. Gianna stood in the hallway in a coat that cost more than Hannah's rent, holding a single sheet of paper like it was a peace offering. "I won't stay long," she said, before Hannah could speak. "I just think you deserve to see this before you get any further into whatever you think is happening with Andy." "I don't need anything from you." "You'll want this." Gianna held the paper out anyway. "It's an email. From March. Andy sent it to his old roommate from business school, the one who works in PR now. I imagine he never expected anyone but Marcus to read it." Hannah didn't move to take it. "Read it out loud, then. If it matters so much." Something flickered across Gianna's face — mild surprise, maybe,