Kettering tilted James’s jaw up to regard him, as one might admire a valuable vase. “Extraordinary,” he said. “To think He kissed these very lips . . .” It was too much. Will swept his cup from the table, the sound as it shattered causing everyone to startle; Kettering releasing James and turning toward the sound. In the silence that opened up, his friends stared at him. “A happy interruption,” said Kettering, breaking the tension and holding his hands up in surrender. As if the accident with the cup was a charming, coincidental warning from the universe. He said, as if sharing an amusing
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