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I braced myself as I came up the stairs and hoped Gemma and Marcia were out, or at least sidetracked No such luck They both stared at h the door "Oh, et that?"

"It’s a knockoff I found in Chinatown," I lied "It’ll probably disintegrate overnight, but I didn’t pay that much for it, and it worked for this one date"

She was across the roo the seams "It’s the best knockoff I’ve ever seen This is couture detailing"

"Oh no!" I said, dredging up soirl in a sweatshopso like this, I helped oppress her But all I wanted was a nice dress" With my tears in full force, I ran for the bedroom and shut the door behind me, then I took off the dress, wadded it up and hid it in my footlocker, where I was pretty sure I’d find

Then I reiven me for my first date with Owen Could she have been up to her old tricks, engineering her idea of a roht about Rod’s interference?

At work the next day, while Owen and Jake continued testing Idris’s spells, I got caught up on my other work that Ki care of solad I caught you," he said

"What’s up?"

"I’ you and Owen ht e, but he hasn’t gotten back toyour friends, too--anyone you can think of It’s an i as possible"

"Do you really want theical secret"

"That’s the brilliant part It’s a costu fairies, elves, or anything else running around, in case they don’t want to veil themselves"

"Okay, sounds fun I’ll check with Owen and my roommates and let you know" I realized then that this was ure out as behind our adventures of the night before and added casually, "Oh, and thanks for last night It really was a special evening"