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"God no," Stephanie says "Let everyone finish breakfast in peace Thedemands I’m surprised at you, Heather I’d think you’d know a little soe moms"

I smile humorlessly back at her Ha ha

Gavin swivels on the desk chair to coet to eat the stuff people have dropped off for Tania, and you won’t let us have any?"

"Because," I ton saunters over to Stephanie andwe have a policy We don’t take--or eat--things that don’t belong to us"

"And Heather was right when she said that you don’t knohere those calow in her eye as she watches Stephanie take a bite

"We know exactly where these ca "Tania’s fans Let’s not forget, they’re the ones"--sheour salaries"

Christopher walks over to the nearest trash can and spits out as in his mouth, but Siood," he says, chewing "A bit dry maybe" I notice, however, that he leaves the rest of his on the paper plate holding his fruit salad

Muffy looks disappointed "Oh, now that’s a darn shas about the his hand out across the desk Noithdraws it

"No thanks," he says "Trying to keepthat doesn’t taste as good as it looks"

I notice soathered in the lobby as well Nothing would keep the solance at one another with barely suppressed sht," Stephanie says, oblivious to what’s going on behind her "How can you sit there and eat those? They taste like cardboard"

"I don’t know," Jared says He see at his nose with his sleeve "I was hungry I skipped breakfast"

"Well, go get a bagel in the cafeteria," Stephanie says irritably "So what rooirls in?" she asksthe roster