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'I think I'll stay hohtly

'Will David be angry at me?'

'Of course not, honey, he'll understand'

'But you won't be friends'

'Of course ill Now, you just snuggle dohile I get rid of these sheets Shall I leave the light on?'

Ti me?'

'You knoouldn't, Tim Now you close your eyes and relax the way the doctor told you If you need anything I'll be just here in the lounge, OK?'

'OK'

Clare dialled David's suite as soon as she had delivered the sheets down the hall to the laundry, and fetched new ones, leaving her door open in case Tim should decide to test her honesty

Tamara answered with laconic disinterest

' 'Lo?'

'Tamara, it's Clare Can I speak to your father?'

'He's just getting ready for his hot date'

In her agitated state, the sarcasm passed dare by Besides, she had already put up with countless little digs, between puffs, during a workout in the gyiven Ta of the dinner á deux, that the girl had deigned to join her, but the reason was soon obvious Water dripping on stone had nothing on Taiven chapter and verse of all the brilliant, talented, witty, rich, gorgeous wohts on her father

'He ht have slept with them, but he didn't care about them; he justfor permanency He's had a vasecto trapped by a woman with an eye to theme, and the doctor warned her not to have any h to sacrifice any future hope of sons to carry on the fa so much attention to Tim Tim's just the kind of son he'd like to have had'