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The truck coughed as it switched gears and I entered the on-rahway The clock on the dashboard said it was almost five thirty Dr Geller would still be in the field, so there was no point in calling hi it I snorted and sped the truck up I didn’t have e andelse to do and she ht be able to help the research center The staff wasdo with half the supplies they really needed to rehabilitate the injured raptors in their care The cages were much smaller than they needed to be andout things fro equipment
When I pulled up to the little house I shared with Jess, I sighed and parked at the curb Her boyfriend was parked insoon Yanking the key out of the ignition, I hopped out and grabbedfrom the truck bed When I opened the front door, the sroaned It s and kicked offa flowered apron and stirring the chili with a large wooden spoon while Jess sat on the counter next to hihed when sos The little TV was on and there was so, which surprised aaot about the game" I looked over Bert’s shoulder at the chili and roaned "What could be aame of the year to you" I rolled ?"
"Don’t," Bert whispered But it was too late
"Some idiot prince and duchess are in town and all the news stations are acting like it’s solared at the old television set "It’s not like they’re fro the stats froames!"
"Oh" I looked back at the TV, interested There on the steps of the university’s new nified woold pair of scissors to cut a red ribbon and waved at the people around her The prince was speaking to a blond co-ed near the front door He was definitely not a fru legs, and broad shoulders Even without the royal credentials, he would probably have snagged all the ferin, it was obvious he knew it I really hoped he wouldn’t be at dinner Mainly because I didn’t want to stare at hi royalty
"So?" Jess’s voice cut through hts and I toreplans were" Jess frowned "Quit staring at Prince Yummy and pay attention"
"Prince Yummy?" Bert pulled off the apron and frowned at Jess I tried to not laugh
"That’s what the undergrads were calling hi, but it stuck in my head" Jess hopped down and wrapped her arirl, but she looked petite next to her boyfriend I started to leave to avoid their PDA, but she wasn’t ready to let me escape She leaned back and frowned atto dinner with Prince Yummy’s dear old aunt" I smiled at her shocked expression and h the clothes inat ed
"You’re serious"
"Yeah I’ve got to be at the Parallel in less than three hours"
"Ohto have dinner with a duchess? Is Prince Yue and I frowned It would be much better if soeous and people tended to like her immediately I, on the other hand, rarely dressed up and couldn’t reernails What was the point if I was going to be scraping dirt out from under my nails in a few hours?
"I don’t know about Prince Yummy" I shook my head I needed to find out his name so I didn’t accidently refer to him that way
"Why?" She sat down on my bed and watched as I pulled out the few dresses I owned I held up a bright suuy showed up at work and said the duchess wanted to have dinner with " I looked at the dresses in my hands and put the blue back Black was probably the safest option That way if I spilled anything on uy said she wanted to have dinner with you Why do you think this has anything to do with Dr Geller?" Jess crossed her legs and I realized she wasn’t leaving "Seems pretty fishy Are you sure he is who he says he is?" Jess was pretty practical when things boiled down to it
"I think so And if not, then I’ll have only wasted one night" I shrugged "Why else would a duchess want to talk to me? And she was at the school earlier Maybe she’s a donor or soht about jewelry "I have no idea how to talk to her I hness?" This wasn’t soland