July Ayinde Summary

The book that would change Julian's life arrives the first week in July. Ayinde's mother had sent it with a note, THOUGHT YOU MIGHT FIND THIS HELPFUL, with two L's at the end. She would have shown it to Richard and they would have laughed, except, he was gone again, golfing and lunching with a client. She's never asked him about the perfume; she doesn't want to be pathetic, chasing after the man who has already married her. Priscilla Prewitt's Baby Success! read the cover of the book. The book, written by a self proclaimed expert, promises to teach every mother "to get her baby off to a successful start, ensuring success in preschool and beyond and harmony for the whole family!"

It's eleven o'clock and Ayinde hasn't gotten out of bed yet. Yesterday she hadn't dressed until three. She...