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“No, for clients” Annelise looked at his we send out on your behalf” He must have continued to look baffled, because she added, “Gifts for your accountant, your lawyer, the assistant you use on shoots Like that There’s a long list”

He supposed on so, but he’d never ht about it “Shouldn’t I buy the presents myself?”

“No It’s part of e do for you Besides,When would you have the tiet very lovely thank-you notes”

“What about you? Does Caryn buy your gift, too?”

“I don’t need anything Jonny, what’s going on? You’re not yourself”

“Then who am I?”

Annelise picked up her coffee and sipped without saying anything

He sighed “I don’t know I’s In Fool’s Gold I’uys buy their own presents They don’t hire it out”

“You can’t walk into a ular or not, you don’t particularly like shopping It’s a long list Do you really want to take it on?”

“No” It was just He would get Annelise soht himself because he knew she would like it And because somehow, in that small act, he would be just like everyone else in Fool’s Gold

Madeline studied the petite blonde with big brown eyes The dress—a princess style with a full skirt, as requested, hung on her While it was pretty, it wasn’t a

“I don’t know,” Janet said, then wrinkled her nose “A too picky?”

“No Did I say no? Because no It’s your wedding gown Janet, honey, you have to be picky”

Janet was a sweet girl on her first dress-shopping trip For reasons she hadn’t explained to Madeline, she’d come on her ohich was rare Brides tended to travel in packs They

Moveht her attention She turned toward theinto Paper Moon She hadn’t seen hi of her heart, that o days and twenty-three hours too long