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I wasn’t sure how that madeany unhappiness while Jesse was still alive felt like a betrayal Recognizing it when he was no longer around to defend hirossly unfair But still, I had to ask myself--was I unfulfilled and didn’t know it? "I don’t know," I said "And I don’t kno valuable it is to dig that deep"

A slow smile spread over Mykia’s pretty face "Worst pun ever"

I laughed, and it felt like a release, an exhale "Yeah I guess so"

She handedthose toxins out"

Without thinking, I grabbed her shoulders and gave her an aard hug "Thanks," I said, eently "Go back to the office and figure out how to sell your shit My grandmother used to love her false eyelashes She looked like Diana Ross, but with better hair"

And then there it was The lightning bolt I waved the dandelion greens at Mykia and dashed for Glynnis

I handed Glynnis eous," she said after watching, "and they sound great I’ before"

It was "Stop! In the Naeneration’s music, but still Sole phrase, toto use it?" she said, brow furrowing "It’s the era Landon is trying to evoke, but the ad can’t be stuck in the past Trinka’s targeting a younger deht up a photo of Diana Ross backstage before a show, sitting in front of herliquid eyeliner Then I brought up one of Tina Matthews, a pop star I’d seen on the cover of Teen Vogue It was an arty photo of her pressing a lip gloss wand to her pouty lips It had a retro feel

"We can’t use these," Glynnis said "They’re proprietary"

"But we can use the general impression We’ll tell a story of how these women use makeup to build themselves up for a concert, but it’s their confidence that really shines through One from the past, one frolaot their cues from the ones of the past, the ones who set the e to those women and a modern link to the out every syllable of the last word as if to annoy uess we don’t have much else"

"We don’t," I said tersely "You can handle the round and put theuess it’s not too bad But I don’t know"

I bit ue so hard I was surprised it didn’t fall out on the desk between us So much about my life confused the hell out ofWas I wrong? Maybe Glynnis didn’t like the idea because it wasit Or athered the tattered shreds from some corner of my brain

"What’s your idea? Let’s hear it"

Glynnis flushed "You know I don’t have one"

"Exactly," I said

We sat there for a -of-war