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“Tell me I’m ready,” she said

“‘You win a few, you lose a few Soot to dress for all of them’ That’s what you do and have always done You dress for all of them This is what rain feels like”

“Thank you, Len I appreciate that”

“See you in the , Yuki”

CHAPTER 96

THEIR APARTMENT WAS eh the door

No surprise It was still early She thought of calling Brady but didn’t want hiht back?

She kicked off her heels and dropped into her favorite chair She called Arthur, Cindy, Lindsay, and Claire, then she turned off the ringer on her phone

She wasn’t hungry or tired, so she took a bath, refilling the tub with hot water and bubble bath until she was finally just done

She dried off with the plushest towel she owned, pulled on a white cotton nightgoith buttons at the neckline and a sprinkling of lace at the heot into bed It was almost seven o’clock

She woke up to a weight at the side of the bed Brady He put his hand on her shoulder and said, “Darlin’, are you sick?”

“I’ out Unbelievable day What time is it?” she asked

“Eleven fifteen, so like that”

“Oh, man,” Yuki said, “I only meant to take a nap”

“You need anything? Hot dogs? Ice cream?”