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I quickly got to Alejandro's place Carl had assured us that the fake guitar would pass their authentication tests, but I still worried At least if it failed, I could plead ignorance After all, my mother had found the instrument in her attic and had no idea where it came from Still, this was one of those ate, and Karen let ate and parked out of range of the caripped the fake Stratocaster a little too tightly as I stepped up to the front door Today I wore a dark gray V-neck sweater over a knee-length pleated black skirt I didn't need to cover my hair anymore: Alejandro had seen it yesterday, so he knew exactly what he was getting

Karen answered the door in a little black dress with long sleeves, a high neck, and a very short skirt Her heels looked uncoh, too With a brusque, "Coot the best of me, and I stopped her "Does Alejandro make you dress like that?" The way he'd leered at me yesterday made it seem that the horny musician chased every woman he could find

Karen turned to face me with a look of shock "Don't be ridiculous There are no dress codes here But I know he enjoys looking at me-we hooked-up once, you know And since I'm his personal assistant, I like to look the part"

This introduced a whole new possibility into her story She wasn't being forced to dress this way by her e with everyone who ca it all for Alejandro, vying for his attention and hoping to win him back "Did you hook-up before or after you became his personal assistant?"

She sniffed, obviously annoyed by my question "I've been his assistant for the past three years, but we got together nine years ago, when he first beca, but none of the others do, either" She eyed me carefully "You wouldn't last two days"

I couldn't stop a laugh fro for even one day" I cocked my head "Do you think that every woman who comes here wants to seduce him?"

She propped her hands on her hips "I don't think it I know it In all the time I've been his assistant, I have never met a woman who didn't want to have sex with hi about it"