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"That’s right," Ralph said sarcastically "I forgot, she’s a showgirl"
"A singer and an actress and a very talented one at that," Jairl, it’s all the same"
"Once she’s finished with her contract, I want her to move in with me"
"Here in Seattle?" Ralph s with her husband"
"What about the beach buone for good"
"I certainly hope so And while we’re s Let’s wish that your worthy opponent doesn’t find out about this little skirmish between you and Su wish that he doesn’t learn that the police were called and a report filed"
"He won’t," James said confidently, far ht," Ralph said, and doas left of his bourbon in one gulp The glass hit the counter when he put it down "Now tell e did you do to the beach bum?"
"You didn’t tell him, did you?" Julie said when Suhed reluctantly She rested her hand protectively on her sto to be a father," Julie said righteously She bit into an apple as she tucked her feet beneath her on the sofa
Summer closed her eyes Even the s made her sick to her stomach In the past two months she’d seen parts of toilets that weren’t e She hadn’t kept down a single breakfast in weeks The day before, she’d wondered why she even bothered to eat Du it directly into the toilet would save ti to fall for this lie about having the flu?"
It had been more than a month since she’d last seen him, and in that ti on her, and she was as pale as death She seemed to spend more time at the doctor’s office than she did at her own apart so ill h the doctor had attempted to reassure her on that score
"Why haven’t you told him?" Julie wanted to know
"I just can’t do it over the phone" Besides, she renancy noould be a otten this way by herself!
She knew exactly when it had happened, too There was only the one ti to see hiain?"
Summer shook her head "I don’t know"
"You talk on the phone every night He sends you gifts I can’t think of anyone else who got six dozen red roses for Valentine’s Day"
"He’s extravagant…"
"Extravagant with everything but his time"
"He’s so busy, Julie I never realized how e, and he really cares about the people he works with Not only the people who stand before him, but the attorneys and his staff, too Then there’s the election…"
"So, go to hiot three weeks left on ured out that you’re pregnant? Think about it, Suas all happy and in love, and teeks later you’re heaving your guts out after every meal No one expects you to perform when you feel this crummy"
"But…"
"Do everyone a favor and--" Julie stopped when there was a knock at the door "Is anyone coainst the sofa and drew in several deep breaths, hoping that would ease her nausea
"It’s for you," Julie said, looking over her shoulder as soon as she’d opened the door "It’s Walter Wilkens"
Summer threw aside the blanket and scurried off the sofa, anxious to see her father-in-law "Walter?" What could he possibly be doing here? "Coentleazed at her, his expression concerned "James said you’d been ill with the flu, but my dear…"
"She looks dreadful," Julie finished for him Her roommate took another noisy bite of her apple "I’ Suhtly "Hello, Julie It’s nice to see you again"
"Sit down, please," Su toward the only chair in the house without blankets or clean laundry stacked on it
"Would you like so to drink?" Julie asked
"No…no, thank you" He cleared his throat "Summer, my dear" He frowned "Have you been to a doctor?"
"Yup," Julie answered, chewing on her apple "Three tiht, Su to tell hiled curls over her shoulder and groaned inwardly "I don’t have much choice now, do I?" SheShe was suddenly afraid she ht burst into tears Her e from one extreme to another
"Sunant," she whispered She smiled happily all the while tears streamed down her cheeks
Walter bolted out of his chair "Hot damn!"
"Other than ed to inforh her uess"
"Jaain it was Julie who answered
"And why not?"
"A wo over the phone," Sumauge Ja
"She’s been sicker than a dog"