The Cross Family
She felt steady on the sidewalk, and it was such a revelation she nearly laughed out loud.
On her way home she ducked into a thrift store and bought a mug with a tiny chip on the rim, a glazed pot in deep green, and a rubber-banded stack of paperback mysteries. The whole thing cost less than a bottle of wine she’d once been told to appreciate.
At the corner, a television in a storefront window replayed the segment again with a new addendum. The network had found a clip of Sloane stepping out of a car last night in a dress like liquid mercury. She smiled for the cameras, chin tilted, and the caption read: “Monroe Seen at Charity Gala Amid Divorce Rumors.”