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Then I lost it utterly The tears came once more, and I couldn’t shut them off "He broke up with me," I sobbed

She irabbed ," she said as she hustled me into my office, where she shut the door behind us and pushed me into my desk chair Then she conjured up a cup of tea, a box of tissues, and a tray of chocolates "Now, tellin the chair next to oing so well, even when he picked you up today"

I tried to shrug, but it was difficult because rabbed a tissue out of the box and blew my nose loudly

"Did he actually say that?"

"Well, he did say I was too ‘nor tone "Apparently, he wants to explore and experience this neorld he’s discovered, and he thinks I want things to be too norood ti offa call coht," Trix said, leaning over rab the phone "Mr Mervyn’s office," she said briskly, then after a pause said, "One moment, please Letup the phone, then picked it up again and pushed , Katie’s office, now Get Isabel"

When she hung up and returned to her chair, I asked, "Are you sure that’s a good idea?"

She waved a hand, dis my concern "I wouldn’t take her ro when you’re ize about what to do next It should be easy enough to convince him that you’re not too nors norical people, but for fun I like to do nor always goes horribly wrong"

"If he’s looking forto be unpleasantly surprised Most of us aren’t usually off doing wild and crazy ic is a convenience, not a lifestyle, except aled, a sound like tinkling bells "And I can’t picture hi too norh at that "Talk about irony!"

There was a knock at my door and Trix called out, "Come in" The door opened and Isabel and Ari spilled into ot a good look at me "Don’t tell me, he ditched you already?"

I nodded sadly while Trix got them up to speed "If you can believe it, he made a lunch date with her, took her out, then dus too norical world"

Ari licked her lips slyly "So, what exactly did he want that you thought was too out there?"

Isabel s "Really, Ari Please!"

"It wasn’t like that," I explained wearily "I don’t like it eird, ets in the way of "

"Too bad you didn’t find that out earlier," Ari said "You could have used that as a great seduction technique"

"That was kind of the plan for this weekend," I adet-him-excited part I had this really hot pair of red shoes"

Trix clapped her hands delightedly "You bought theaveme in the process "Oh, honey, no wonder you were so disappointed I hate it when guys do that Why is it that just when you’re ready to take things to the next level, they decide they want out?"

"Though norht after that particular next level, rather than before it," Ari put in "So, what do we have planned for revenge?"

I shook e This is a situation where we can let the universe handle it"

"Yeah, he’ll get hi too normal," Trix said "And in the meantime, Katie will find herself someone fabulous"