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“See, you know her”

“So you like models better?”

“Easy access,” he shrugged

Her eyes narrowed Well, at least she wasn’t a model And he was suddenly harsh, but he was tactless like that, she had nearly forgotten “How coe here?”

He s it with olive oil again “They love the beaches here, but prefer the educational system there”

“How is your Aunt Vicky, by the way?” she interrupted him

“She’s doing okay She did e me, told me to say hello to you”

“She did?” Mikaela smiled, happy she had been remembered

He looked at her “You look like you won a ”

“It’s nice to know I’m remembered”

“Who would forget you?” he told her “Aunt Vicky alet you?”

“Well,” she shrugged, trying to find the right words to say without sounding needy “Everyone was busy that day and she found the time to talk to me”

“Because you gate-crashed?” he teased

“Did I really?”

“You partially did that on purpose,” he said with an all-knowing smile “You’re quite easy to read”