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Dehts she now recognized very well “You know the s about me”
“So does she”
“No”
“You had sex with her” And even though she no that Madeleine hadn’t been married at the time, Chanel realized it still bothered her a little
She knew he’d been with other lovers Probably lots of the into them
“She never saw the more primal side of my nature No other woman has seen it”
“You think I know you better than anyone else because you don’t show absolute control in the bedroo it aloud made the very concept seem unreal
“Yes”
“I want to know about your past Not names of every woman you’ve been with I hope I neverabout you” Except that to him, she was special
She kept that to herself She wanted more
“It’s the future that counts between us”
“But without a connection to the past, there is no basis for understanding the future” Historians made that claim all the time and scientists knew it to be true as well, for different reasons
“I thought scientists were all about progress”
“Building on the discoveries of the past”
“Notentirely new?”
“Nothing is new, just newly discovered”
“Like your sexy fashion sense?” he teased
“That’s all Laura”
“I don’t see Laura here now”
“I’d like you to meet her” If they had a future, they had to share their present lives
Even the less-than-pleasant bits, which meant he’d have to meet her mother and Perry, as well
“I would enjoy that very much”
“You would?”
“Naturally She is your sister”
“A part of my past”
“And your present and your future”
“Yes, so?” she prompted
He gave her a wary look she didn’t understand “You want to meet my family?”
“Very et on?” Maybe his relationship with his parents orse than hers with Beatrice and Perry
“I get on very ith the aunt and uncle who raised me”
“What happened to your parents?”