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“Good grief,” Mimi said She flopped back in her seat

Zeke shrugged “What can I say? People are interested in us”

“Well, I wish they’d get interested in so else”

“Like what?”

“Like so other than our sex life,” she said

“Be careful what you wish for”

“That sounds ominous”

He looked her in the eye “I’ve been chief long enough to know that public life has its ups and downs and, believe it or not, this is an up”

Bettina was the first one to arrive for this week’sat The Bistro since her lunch with Zeke To say her nerves were shot was putting it mildly Zeke had proclaimed her proposal brilliant, but he had no idea what she was up against in Bettina and Sherry and Wendy, or as Mi Bay

Be nice, Mimi

This week Bettina wore yoga pants and a fuchsia sports bra and Tofu wore acolored bandana around her neck As per her usual routine, she greeted Mimi with a snarl (Tofu, not Bettina), but this time, Mimi was ready for her

“Look what I have for you, little girl,” Mi biscuit in front of Tofu’s nose Tofu snapped it up faster than Bettina could blink

“What did you just give her?” Bettina demanded

“Relax It was only a biscuit Toby loves them They taste like bacon”

“You ot from the animal shelter?”