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"These belong to you"

There were three in the box, each as beautiful as the next One had large, clear ee and flashy--it would make Cathy proud The last one was small and had been worked to look like vines It was si It was intricate, but not over-the-top, and I kneas the one I wanted i about theht played along the jewels

"I had a feeling that would be the one you chose" Chadwick took it from my hands and nodded toward the chair I sat down and let hi it with a hundred pins "This one was designed in the seventeen hundreds for the ton"

Cecil, the photographer, entered the rooe smile "Duchess Rousseau, you look lovely"

"Thank you" I stood up, trying to ignore the priceless heirloom tucked into ht here on the stool That’s it" He grabbed a camera from a set and then we can try a few different things"

I let him tell me how to sit, which direction to look, and when to hold , shtful faces He put a table in front of me and told me to prop h as ih my mind

I heard the door open quietly, but I couldn’t tell who it was that had snuck in The lights focused on ht I couldn’t see ured moved toward the corner and Chadwick joined whoever it was I squinted but still couldn’t make the newcoh the room I scrunched up my nose, but couldn’t help the s, but didn’t care My heart felt a little lighter

"This onderful, Saes" Cecil set his camera down and walked toward me

"Thank you" I hopped off the stool and shook Cecil’s hand "I hope some of theave a short bow and grabbed his ca the room excitedly

I made my way over to Chadwick and Alex "Well, how’d I do?"

"I think you deserve the night off" Chadwick sether "I saw a little bookstore on the ride to the zoo I think I’ll make a run over there and poke around I promised I’d send Jess so like that, right? Please tellme hives"

"Not so fast" Alex narrowed his eyes "You need to have a lesson in Lilarian"