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"She’s so funny!" The little boy pointed at me

I turned to meet his eyes with my hands still tucked intoway to see him Okay, that’s not true I could ask hiain Or spill coffee all over his suit Yeah I guess this was just par for the course

"We were just trying to liven up the night" I shrugged

"Looks like you’re doing a great job" David knelt down and smiled at the little boy "Have you tried the hokey-pokey yet?"

"Is that the one where you put your leg in and shake your booty?" He gave a little wiggle to deh "That’s the one"

"Marty!" a woman’s voice called "Martin!"

"Uh-oh" The little boy looked past David

"Marty, I’ve been looking for you everywhere" A redheaded woh the open double doors, her soft pink dress fluttering in the wind "I told you to stay at the table The table! Does this look like the table?"

"Sorry, Mama" He smiled, but didn’t look very worried "But look! The princess knows the chicken dance!"

"Marty was just helping spice up the night" I sht? We haven’t been introduced before" I held ht back Hopefully she wouldn’t think about the fact that ers had just been shoved in my armpits

"It’s a pleasure to meet you, Princess Catherine" She stood up and shookhair back over her shoulder she smiled at everyone "When Marty disappeared I almost had a heart attack I hope he didn’t bother you"

"He was delightful" I reached out and ruffled his hair "Was your grandfather able to make the trip?" Duke Thyshim some water for his ave the boy a stern look

"Sorry, Mama" He looked down at his feet

"Get in there and tell your grandfather you’re sorry for scaring him" She raised an eyebrow and I s when she had Marty, but she had theboy had disappeared back into the ballroom, she turned and smiled at us Her eyes ran over David in appreciation "Hi, I’iveher curvaceous figure shift so that every angle was so anything wrong or outlandish, but damn if she wasn’t the type of wo once that she was an actress, so it only les "Meredith, this is David Rhodes, a close friend of Duche-- I mean Princess Samantha"

"Lovely to ently