Summary

Chapter Twenty-Eight, “Orion Oh” - In first-person, present-tense narration from Orion’s point of view, Annie and Viveca come back from Mr. Agnello’s funeral, commenting on the eulogy given by his son and saying it was clear how much he loved his father. As Viveca prepares lunch, Annie and Orion share their worries about Andrew (who seems to be lonely and drinking a lot); how Annie and Viveca have worked through some difficulties resulting from Annie’s attention to Orion in the first months of their marriage; and how Annie is starting to plan a new, water-based collection of work – “Oceans, rivers, rain. I’m thinking of calling it ‘We Are Water.’” Conversation reveals that Viveca sold the Josephus Jones paintings, and helped pay for Orion’s medical care with the profits. They also discuss...