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She turns around "I lost those goons in a Starbucks an hour ago"

She exhales, offers h to lose soet pretty crowded, baby," I say, taking the cigarette from her, dazed yet relieved

"I’htly

"I think the fact that you can only have sex in the bathrooive you major pause, baby"

"I wanted to celebrate the fact that our worries about a certain photograph are over"

"I talked to Buddy," I say "I know"

"What horrible string did you pull?" she asks adly "Confirm Chloe’s nasty ex-habit?"

"You don’t want to know"

She considers this "You’re right," she sighs "I don’t"

"Did you make Damien buy that new 600SEL?"

"Actually he leased it," Alison mutters "Asshole"

"Da to him, but yes he is"

"Hey, tell me what you know about Baxter Priestly"

"Sos "In the band Hey That’s My Shoe He’s a model-slash-actor Unlike you, who’s a ?"

"I think Baxter has a leefully over , she shrugs "She could do worse"

"Oh boy, Alison"

She’s laughing, relaxed "Victor-just keep an eye out"