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Sleek and pretty, skin the color of blushing rose petals, her well-toned legs swinging merrily, Cerise looked up Her hair was jet black, its carefully grooent face and sharp green eyes Just now, those eyes were soft and dreamy

“Why, it’s Eve, isn’t it? Eve Dallas, the new bride Lovely wedding, by the way Really the social event of the year We e”

“Good for you”

“You know, I had research and data search busting butt to try to get the honeymoon itinerary I don’t think anybody but Roarke could have er playfully, and her perky breasts swayed “You could have shared, just a little The public’s dying to know”

She giggled at that, shifted, and nearly overbalanced “We’re all dying to know Whoops Not yet Too , she waved at the air vans “Usually I hate the damn visual media Can’t think why, just now I love everybody!” She shouted the last, tossing her arms wide

“That’s nice, Cerise Why don’t you coive you some data on the honeymoon Exclusive”

Cerise sain, alo withyou, it’s the ultimate”

“Now, Ms Devane,” the shrink began, “all of us have moments of despair I understand I’m with you I hear your sorrow”

“Oh stuff it” Cerise brushed hi to Eve Come on doeetie But not too close” She shook the spray and giggled “Come on and join the party”

“Lieutenant, I don’t recommend that you—”

“Shut up and go wait forover the steel safety wall, lowered herself over the edge

The wind didn’t see seventy stories over the street, nudged on a steel ledge barely two feet wide Here it buffeted and swirled, aided by the backwash from the air vans It plucked at the clothes and slapped the skin She ordered her heart to stop ju

“Isn’t it beautiful,” Cerise sighed “I’d love to have sone Roarke’s Reserve forty-seven would go down sht now”

“I think we’ve got a case at hoo open one”

Cerise laughed, turned her head, and sely And it was the sain, she’d seen on the face of a youngfrom a homemade noose “I’m already drunk on happiness”