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I recovered quickly Which is to say, I stammered and mumbled and Sinclair had to totally help leefully

"Of course he did, dear Frankly, I&039;m surprised there hasn&039;t been a stampede You are a worthy prize for any loss over how incredibly creepy that is and instead talk about the fact that I have a date"

"I&039;m surprised that you&039;re surprised," he said

"If they&039;re rich, they don&039;t try," she explained, "and if they aren&039;t, they&039;re freaked out because I&039; it, but"

"I know several men ould leap at the chance to see you in a social capacity," Sinclair said "Really, dear, what are"-another tiny hesitation-"friends for? You should have o"

"Well, I dunno It&039;s hard to set up a friend with a friend it&039;s so aard if it goes badly"

"Wait a minute!" I cried "Eric Sinclair! You knehen she came back in the room that-you could hear their whole conversation?"

"This is new?" Jess asked "You guys all have ears like bobcats Fucking creepy, is what it is"

"You could have a conversation with me, o ot a conference call in Paris at the sa to focus on," Sinclair said, "is what Jessica ear to the opening"

She was actually ju from one foot to another I hadn&039;t seen her so excited since she got her tax bill down to six figures that one ti my black Donna Karan"

"No, no First, every woueur little black dress"

"Good point," I admitted, momentarily distracted

"Nu that you si on his every word "Really, Eric?"

"Dear, you&039;ve got the cheekbones of an Egyptian queen You&039;re a Tiger Lily You have to, and shall, stand out a the drab little Minnesota daisies"

"Hello!" said one of the daisies

They ignored me "Eric, that is so nice"

"I&039;an to pace I began to wonder why I&039;d gotten out of bed that night "You could get aith, say, the orange Tracey Reese"

"Isn&039;t that one backless? You think that&039;d be okay for the Walker?"

"The Kay Unger poppy print, then," he suggested

"I must say, Sinclair, you are not afraid of color," I co "Isn&039;t that the one with the green flowers all over it? Head-sized flowers?"

"Not every woin&039; fortune," Jess said, watching hi panther, "so I&039;d better wear it again"