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“Eleanor” Stephen nods, taking another sip “Dragon lady” My eyes narrow, and I try to decide if I’ive et their panties in a knot these days Eleanor’s not even Asian, but you knohat I mean when I say it”

I do knohat he means

“She can be a bitto have to resign I don’t see hoe can go back to having a platonic relationship”

He turns, putting both elbows on the table “In enie back in the bottle What will you do if you’re not Lillie’s nanny? Do you have another position waiting in the wings?”

Finishing my wine, I shake my head “I have a master’s in social work Before I started with Remi, I was a therapist at the clinic in town”

“So you’ll go back to shrinking heads?”

“That’s not technically what I did It’s not really what I want to do again The idea was I’d figure it out while I worked for him”

“Did you?”

I s the knot in ot a little distracted”

Confessing uilty The crowd is growing thicker, but through the bodies, I seehis way toward us His entire deht, and a victorious sht of his away

“Good luck hatever you decide, Miss Banks I hope it works out for you” Stephen leans down and air-kisses atmy boy back from the dead”

He leaves o?”

“I got hi ood luck charm It’s time to celebrate”

Leave it to Reala I’ in a round vinyl booth in a di out “She Believes in Me”

He’s singing it with gusto, clutching his chest and going down on one knee for the final words, and I can’t stop laughing It helps I’ve had several lasses of wine