Where did you get that ring

Matt texted, Honestly? About time someone stood up to Viv.

By eight, my grandmother called from Florida.

I almost didn’t answer, but Grandma Ruth had always been different. She was my father’s mother, sharp-eyed and impossible to impress. She had once told Vivian at Christmas, “Beauty is not a personality, darling. Try developing a second skill.”

I answered.continue reading …