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Michael turned his head toward me “You make all these costumes?”

Surprised by the question, I softened my scowl “Dana’s, and a few others The rest are rentals”

He looked at , intense ”

That he had turned how fantastic Dana looked into so I had done was uy in the world I couldn’t help my smile “Thank you”

He grinned at me

“Oh” Dana looked at me, and I saw the flash of catty calculation in her icy eyes “Yeah, Dahlia is great So great, I know she won’t mind if I steal you away I know she’s not exactly the maternal type, but even Dahlia wouldn’t keep you from the kids”

Bitch

I gave her a pinched smile “Of course, I wouldn’t They’re so very, very, very desperate, after all”

Michael coughed into his fist, and I grinned harder at hi his dark eyes dance He wasn’t interested in Dana Kellerman He wasn’t interested in anyone but me, and that shouldn’t make me as happy as it did Was there ever a woman more complicated than me?

“You should go to the kids,” I said “They really will be excited to meet you And thicken the accent They’ll love that”

His reticence was evident, but he nodded, and I watched as Dana threaded her arh the crowds

“What was that?” Bailey barked in my ear

“Oh my God!” I nearly fell offbehind ive me a heart attack?”

“Did you just let Michael walk aith Dana Kellerman?”

“Did you just pretend to be upset with Vaughn to deflect fro plans?”