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“I wasn’t One of the presenters backed out, so Professor Picton invitedthe paper just before Julia’s”
Julia sratulations”
Paul beamed in return
“Can I take you to lunch?” He focused solely on Julia
“I’ave her husband what could only be referred to as the look before nodding at Paul
“I’d love to go to lunch with you Thank you”
Gabriel clutched Julia’s elbow
“I don’t think that’s appropriate,” he whispered
“Darling,” she whispered back a warning
“Hello, Mr Norris,” Katherine interrupted She shook Paul’s hand fir dinner this evening I’d like you and Julianne to join us”
“We’d be delighted” Gabriel’s voice was strained “Since we’ll be dining with you this evening, Mr Norris, I’ll clai white teeth
“Darling, can I have a word?” Julia asked She turned to Katherine and Paul “We’ll be right back”
Julia took Gabriel’s hand and led him to a quiet corner of the room
“I want to have lunch with him”
“Over my dead body” Gabriel crossed his arms over his chest
“He’s an old friend”
“An old friend who kissed you”
“That was after you left me As you may recall, I turned hi his posture
Gabriel scowled “He wants you”
“Paul is not someone ouldyou, please, don’tdeal”
“I haven’t seen hi Maybe he’s back together with Allison”
“He’s still in love with you”
“No, he isn’t”
Gabriel crowded her, dropping his voice
“You forget that woent, and kind are in short supply Astealing you froet that when a woood man, a man who loves her and makes her happy, she doesn’t fk around”
Gabriel flinched
He couldn’t help it—his eyes found Christa’s and he watched as she taunted hily
Gabriel turned back to his wife and uncrossed his arms
“I’m not happy about this”
Julia reached up to kiss his cheek “I can live with that Thank you”
Within minutes, Gabriel found hi to watch his wife sit next to the Angelfucker, while he sat on her other side She and her friend exchanged a few playful words before the session began, and Gabriel resented each and every one of theh the various levels of Hell, he thought The only things il and hordes of people screa