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Jay looked around to search for a towel he could bring her so she could dry herself off, but realized that all towels had been removed from the pool area

"A drink, please," he suddenly heard her say while she motioned to him

He turned his head then looked back at her Had she spoken to him? "Me?"

"Yes, a drink, please"

She pointed to his hands, and only now did Jay realize that he was still holding the tray he’d rescued fro him with a waiter Well, no wonder! Mrs Gilbert had dressed the catering staff in tuxedos, and unfortunately Jay earing the same type of outfit In fact, earlier in the kitchen, one of the staff had confused hilasses into his hands He and Paul had laughed about the incident, and his friend had suggested buying a new tuxedo

S to himself, Jay crossed the distance between him and the water nylass of amber liquid off it and took a sip

Jay set the tray on the table next to her and watched how she sed the burning whiskey, her face scrunching up briefly, evidence that she wasn’t used to it

"It was very nice of you to pull him out," he co to listen to er"

Jay smiled at her and noticed how she shivered He took off his tuxedo jacket "Ah, yes,their children" He tossed a knowing look at Mrs Gilbert, who now stood face to face with her son, exchanging words with Paul with a clenched jaw Jay took his jacket and put it around the young woman’s shoulders "Here"

"Thank you"

She took another sip and ran her eyes over hiave him a little, not at all unpleasant, jolt Suddenly he was the one shivering