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‘So what does that
Melanie’s blue eyes took on a look of rueful syh for her next words: ‘She seeet here before you’re due to fly home And now she’s in a dilemma because it appears that one of the models knows some fashion maven who has a holiday home in Nassau, and has asked if Karen would like to stay on there for a few extra days after the shoot…’
‘Surprise, surprise,’ muttered Luc cynically
Veronica affected not to hear hih she feared she shared his jaundiced view
‘I see,’ she said, her face going hot with embarrassment on behalf of her sister By the sound of it Karen was dying to snap up the invitation Given her consistent evasiveness, the possibility of staying on in Nassau had probably been on the cards all along
From the commiserative expression in Melanie’s eyes it was obvious that she suspected the sauessed one of the reasons that Karen kept turning up excuses to stay aas probably to avoid being daily confronted with the object of her abortive crush Her sister ht appear to be cheerfully immune to rejection, but only because she had always deleted herfailures from her consciousness and thus had never had to face the consequences of her behaviour—or learn frohts on a relative of her employer had been stupid, even for Karen
However, Veronica was in no position to cast stones She couldn’t really bla the chance to escape a potentially aard predicaain and vain attenore him!
‘Forvery ithout her now that things have settled down But of course I said I couldn’t speak for you,’ Melanie added hurriedly
‘You don’t have to tiptoe around, Mel I’ve told Veronica about Karen’s brief career as my stalker,’ interrupted Luc
Melanie looked pained ‘Hardly a stalker, Luc, she just went through a little phase We’ve all e—I re wo your scholarship exams’
She looked slightly aghast as soon as the words were out, but Luc rinned ‘Anne had an IQ of one hundred and forty’
Melanie’s tension dissolved into a laugh ‘Oh, well—that explains why
you kept dropping things for her to pick up whenever she wore those tiny miniskirts and tube tops—it was her IQ you were really drooling over!’
She turned her attention apologetically back to Veronica
‘When we originallyto be able to make it for more than a day or two It was only when he freed up a block of his tiet a wee bit less enthusiastic about having the cottage while ere here But, e the date of your flight home, you could either stay on here until Karen does turn up, or do as I suggested and go back up to take another bite at Paris What do you think? Either e’d adore to have you…’