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Which hen she heard a rumor that Professor Pacciani intended to apply for a job in her very department, Christa made an appointment to speak with Professor Barini

Because she was so intent on revenge, she hadn’t had y to devote to Professor Eotten about them

Since she was early for her appointeonhole From it, she retrieved a business-sized envelope, emblazoned with the name and address of a prominent New York law firm She hastily ripped open the letter and read the contents

“Da when he said that he was going to shut her up She held in her hand a cease-and-desist letter that accused her of several incidents of public defamation of character Each incident was described in painstaking detail, along with the legal implications of her statements The letter threatened further action if she persisted inthe right to take action on those incidents that had already occurred

Fuck, she thought

Part of her wanted to pen a saucy reply to the law firm Part of her wanted to continue her crusade to ruin the Emersons sieonholes, she realized that such an act would be foolish If she ever wanted to be adraduate, she couldn’t do anything that would eer fish to fry)

As she craet about the E the career of one Professor Pacciani To do this, she was going to expose her affair with hi the part of the insecure and easily controlled graduate student in Professor Barini’s office, that was precisely what Christa did

Chapter Twenty-four

Across the ocean, Gabriel switched the light off before pulling Julia into his aran to kiss her neck ardently

She tensed

He paused “What’s the matter?”

“I can’t, remember? I’ll probably be finished the day after to you because I expect sex”

She arched an eyebrow in the darkness

“I have a fairly good memory I reme chippy

She tugged at his aret your hopes up”

He lowered his voice to a husky whisper “Hope springs eternal”

“So I’ve heard”

“Tohed and curved herself into hiine I’m in a Cary Grant movie”

“You flattersister?”

“Yes I want the baby to know me I want to spend ti”

“We were planning to spend part of our vacations in Selinsgrove, anyway As Rachel’s and Scott’s farove is the best place to do that”

“That’s another reason to be glad that Richard decided to ether”

Gabriel pulled a lock of her hair thoughtfully “I’ve come to like your shorter hair It suits you”

“Thanks”

“Although I like your hair long, too”

“It will grow back, I pros”