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"Aren’t you spending tooabout hi in the same direction," Jordan told hi"

That seemed to satisfy hi the part of the protective older brother today; she sensed it was more than that

Anna Maria called to Jared, who stepped forward, dutifully kissing her cheeks, and responding with pleasure to so then icked delight "You go, girl! He’s a hunk If it weren’t for Jared, I’d be tempted Oh, hell, I adore Jared, and I’m tempted!"

"Cindy, it’s not?"

"His eyes are never off you!"

"How can you tell, behind those glasses?"

Cindy giggled "I can tell"

"There’s nothing going on?"

"There should be! Steven has been dead a long ti for hiht"

"Are you sure we’re invited?" Cindy asked "I haven’t heard a word froh I admit, I’m surprised she hasn’t called"

"Girls, are you ready?" Jared asked, turning toward theet lancing at his watch "If we’re planning on getting to Tiff’s and then the ball

it’s tie and be ready," Cindy said

"We’ll see you at the ball What are you going as, Anna Maria?"

"The hostess," Anna Maria said

"I’ll be someone you’ll never expect," Lynn volunteered

"Raphael?" Cindy asked

He drew his finger to his lips, s mischievously

"He’ll be flanor said, kissing Anna Maria goodbye He started out the shop first Jordan started to follow Jared caught her ar with hi to the same place And by the way, did you hear that they pulled a head out of the canal? Not a fish head, Jared, a huhed with exasperation "Yes, I heard Thatin the water, all from the contessa’s"

"It means that souys, you’re blocking the door," Cindy warned

Jordan nor, who had both their costumes under his arm

She slipped her hand around his free elbow He looked down at her She saw a brow arch behind his glasses, but an annoying smile was on his face, so she knew that he are she was nor whispered

"He’s er"

"There can be no one stranger than a person you think you really know," Ragnor said

"Oh,so cryptic!" she i, several yards ahead of Cindy and Jared Then, after a while, he startled her when he spoke

"She doesn’t look well"

"What?"

"Cindy She looks very tired and pale"

"Naturally, she’s tired Everyone parties all night"

Again they walked in silence Nearing the hotel, they went by the shop with the mannequin in thethat had twice seemed to look at her with Steven’s face

She hadn’t realized that she had stopped, staring at it again It was just a " She looked up at hilasses at last She was surprised by the intensity of his stare "Nothing," she repeated "Nothing at all I like that outfit"

"And you say that I lie!" he told her softly

"We have to hurry if we’re to make Tiff’s Now, Mr Wulfsson, there’s a woman who is fond of you"

"She is a pleasant person"

Jordan smiled She liked Tiff veryabout her But she wasn’t sure that "pleasant" was a word she’d use to describe her

"I believe she finds you farat her "Perhaps the right person?under ninety?will co about her cocktail party tonight until I told you about it, did you?"