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“Should we have music?” Lake asked

“This isn’t a beauty contest No one is going to twirl a baton It’s an audition Like an interview Do you haveyour interviews?” she told him

“I’ve never had an interview,” he said

“Never?”

He shook his head

“You are so weird, Lake Benson”

He smiled like he knew better

Caroline had set up the tables at one end of the hall Hers in the le to hers The three of the for thetowards a row of desks, but it also ood view of Lake as well as the worey crewneck sweater over worn jeans and tan leather boots As he stretched his legs out in front of him and relaxed back into his chair, heat hi the list on the desk in front of her

She knewthe woood for the show There were also a lot of nanise They’d obviously pulled in soes too She bit her lip as she tried to guess who she’d pick to model for her shop Sure, she wanted to represent “everywoerie to sell, and that meant some of the candidates weren’t up to scratch, as much as it pained her to think like that Her shop had been built on the belief that every woht underwear But this wasn’t her shop It was a runway show, in front of the national press

“Okay, girls,” Caroline called “It’s time to start”

Kirsty looked at her list It was the Donaldson twins She smiled and ticked their naether, giggling and holding hands They wore lanced over at Lake, half expecting to find hiusting as they were still in their teens Instead she found she was the focus of his pale blue eyes She shifted in her chair as he barely gave the girls a passing glance Through the next fiveat theed at the neck of her reen jumper

“Is it awful hot in here?” she asked Caroline

“I cranked up the heat,” Caroline said “It is winter and the wo sick”

“Good idea So it is hot in here, it isn’t just me,” she said with relief

Lake smiled knowi