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"Lianne, if this acting thing doesn’t work out, you should consider litigation"

We sat there quietly together for a ht?" Lianne asked eventually

"Absofuckinglutely"

Twenty-Six

Bella

For several nights in a row, Lianne and I plotted like Churchill and FDR Focusing on h our Urban Studies project was due soon, Rafe and I were avoiding each other And I was still ducking the rest of the world But Lianne enjoyed planning with me, and I sure did appreciate it

We’d just finished our dinner -- sushi this tiotta take this before we talk about transportation," she said Startling me, she answered the phone, "God! What do you want?" She listened for a ry pinball "Yeah, I haven’t decided where I’ht fly out to Palo home with a friend" She rolled her eyes "It’s a he And he lives in Massachusetts"

I was eavesdropping like mad, of course Lianne never said much about her life And co before

"Bob, I haven’t been able to uest list, if you need clarity I’ll go elsewhere" She sa me okay? It’s so unattractive Later" She disconnected the call

Da Lianne was

"Who just got a beat-down?" I asked

She wrinkled her world-fah, but so whatever he wants"

"Do you not have plans for Thanksgiving?"

She waved a diss, where my bitch of a mother lives But I can’t tell him in advance because then he’ll show up there And he’ll drum up some parties or appearances or souessing"

Ouch "I’d vote for going houy from Massachusetts Sounds like fun"