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“I know,” he said at last “I intend to keep her”

The girls fanned themselves as Rainne stared back at Alastair There was no turning away She was keeping her boy too

CHAPTER TEN

Kirsty didn’t expect the fallout froe All week she’d been answering phone calls from members of the press anted to do a follow-up story, or even an interview on camera Unfortunately, without exception, they wanted to feature Lake in the article as well Apparently the interesting part of the story wasn’t that she’d posed for the caether the two shops made Invertary “InverTARTY” Kirsty was torn She either said yes to the publicity, and Lake benefited too Or she said no, and shot herself in the foot In the end, she compromised She told everyone that there was a fashion show just before Christmas and they should contact Caroline to set up interviews Let Caroline deal with it It was the least she could do after going all “fair play” on her best friend

“Have you seen Facebook?” Magenta said by way of hello

She shrugged out of her black padded coat as she walked through the shop

“Of course I’ve seen Facebook, who hasn’t?”

Magenta stopped and gave Kirsty a look that said she thought she was an idiot

“I don’t es that are flooding it right now”

“Oh, well, the answer is no”

Magenta rolled her eyes and thrust her smartphone at Kirsty

“Take a look at this,” she said

Kirsty took the phone, as ordered by her grumpy assistant Her lips pursed when she saas on the screen She flicked through the i beside the cardboard cut-out of Lake

“It’s gone viral It’s everywhere There are woenta’s words “Not woe women”

Kirsty didn’t knohat to say She held the phone and stared at Lake s up at her