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With that, she turned, exited, and let the door close behind her

"Well, that was just great!" Mae said frolasses on top of his head and turned to Mae with a challenging look "Mae, I didn’t knoho the hell she was at first, and since it washimself, she madethat they can coht," Clint said, grinning in a way that oddess walks in--and he sends her out as rudely as possible Good going, Matt"

Clint was Matt’s second cousin, but though he carried the farandfather had been born on what they called the wrong side of the blanket Probably a good thing; Clint’s co, but Matt was pretty certain that, had the property gone down to Clint, it was unlikely they’d be having this discussion now--the holding would have been long gone Not because the fields ht or disease, but rather to the plague of ga debt that never seemed to da his head "Doesn’t the concept of dignityto the two of you?"

"Not a hell of a lot," Clint said cheerfully

"Dignity? Do you think you allowed that poor girl to feel that she had any?" Carter asked

"She’s accustoine," Matt said with a shrug "And don’t you tell nity, Carter" He adht have been rude--only a bit But at least with reason Still, he felt obliged to remind his friend about some of his own behavior "If I remesley, in this very bar, in front of far ain"

Carter shrugged "At least I knew her first"

Mae chuckled "And you, young man," she said to Clint "You sent that beautiful Texan, as her na all the way back to Texas!"

"Sasha," Clint corrected

"Sasha, that’s right Sasha Why can’t I ever remember that name?" Mae asked "Oh! Maybe it’s because no one could possibly keep track of the wo lives!"

"Mae! We’re just looking for true love," Clint said dryly

"My foot! You’re looking for the next great body But I think that the two of you could be left in the dust by this new visitor," Mae inforely spoken pleasure

"Well, of course, because with Matt’s brand of charton," Carter said with a sigh He arched a brow to Matt "I can recall a few tih on Lavinia"

"At least he married her first," Mae said

"I was never that rude to Lavinia--even in the midst of divorce," Matt said, irritated with hi ree

"See, Mae? You can’t rush intoThere she was--theon earth, and what a manipulative witch"

"We just didn’t have the sa why in the hell he should suddenly defend even his ex-wife Simple fact, Lavinia had been a bitch Rich, spoiled, and heedless of anyone around her

"We’re allthe point here," old Anthony Larkin suddenly pointed out "Mae, seepeople should find out if they’re going tothe knot Divorces are too easy these days, and they’re still hard as hell on people Especially on their kids!"

"Well, thankfully, Matt and Lavinia didn’t have kids A devil’s tail ht have shown up on one of theet rid of hers, but genetically, it would have still been there"

"Lavinia is gone, and it’s over," Matt said flatly

"That Sibel, Shana, or Sheila girl Clint was dating wasn’t a bitch," Mae said with a sniff "Opinionated, and intelligent, and ready to take care of herself But she wasn’t a bitch"

Clint offered an exaggerated sigh "Mae, her nareat affair was that she wantedoff the subject here"