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“Nothing”

“By nothing, do youyou out? He’s about as subtle as a kid in the third grade Next, he’ll try to pull your hair Speaking of which…your hair looks different What did you do to it?”

“I colored out the gray”

Pilar rolled her eyes “What gray? You and Claire could be sisters,” she said, referring to Mihter

“Ha! I wish And the gray was there, believe me”

“Well, your hair looks great Just like the rest of you” Pilar lifted Miot aring?”

Mi finger After nearly eighteen years of“I took it off this ”

Pilar’s face fell “Oh, babe I know you and Zeke are having proble it cleaned or resized or so”

“I took it off this ot to put it back on” Pilar looked like she didn’t believe her “No, really, I was just so nervous about this otten my head if it wasn’t attached” Miood liar, and Pilar was too shrewd for her own good “It’s the truth,” Miht about Zeke andproblems We’re kind of in a time out”

“A time out? From what?” Pilar demanded

“Froe”

“Does Zeke know that? Because I saw hi and we had an entire conversation about couples Bunco”

Mi Bay’s oldest established Bunco group, affectionately known around town as the Bunco Babes Every Thursday night the group rolled dice, drank frozen ht out in town The group consisted of twelve members, all fierce and loyal friends Once a year every April they allowed their significant others to join the, but it was all an act The truth was, everyone looked forward to couples Bunco Even Zeke, the original grumpy cat

“Believeat the office” At least, she assu at the office She hadn’t asked and he hadn’t offered up the information

“But this is te to work it all out”