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“You’re both on here?”

“Yes,” Bianca said “We feel awful aboutyour birthday”

“It’s okay” It wasn’t, but his pride refused to let hi deal—”

“Yes, it is,” Gia said “We didn’tday”

“But we have soiddiness filled Bianca’s voice

That didn’t sound good His sisters and surprises could be a dangerous co special I’m fine”

“Of course we do Ma,” Gia said

Silence filled the phone line He knew that everyone was thinking of their parents and th to et away from all of the memories

Still, he knew his sisters would keep going on about ave theaze, finding that she’d left the veranda, probably to give hi surprise party”

Both of his sisters gushed at once and then they started pu him with questions about as there and what had happened during the party But it was the last question that he stumbled on Was he involved with Sylvie?

The word no rushed to the back of his ? They weren’t involved Not since Paris

“Enzo, are you still there?” Bianca asked

“He just doesn’t want us to knoe’ve suspected all along—he’s totally into Sylvie” Gia’s voice was gleeful

“Stop” His voice caruffer than he’d intended He didn’t need his sisters ganging up on hiht now—and certainly not about Sylvie

“Woah!” Gia said “Did we hit a nerve?”