I dragged myself over to the piano, adjacent to the fireplace, and took a seat on the bench, loosening my bow tie as I gazed over my shoulder at him. Jasper watched me from his drunken lean against the archway. I hadn’t bothered with the light switch; the moon and city lights would have to do. “Your Steinway,” Jasper said with a slight slur. “I didn’t notice it the last time I was here.” “Leland surprised me. Had it shipped here from Seattle.” I had no intention of going through the trouble. I hadn’t played it in years. Not since Jasper up and disappeared from my life, removing my source of
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