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“And they’re how old?” Grace asked

“Young Early thirties”

“I always hoped Julia Roberts would buy the apartment Wouldn’t it be lovely to have Julia Roberts here?”

“Even Julia Roberts probably doesn’t have twenty million dollars cash to buy an apartment,” Mark said

“It’s a shame, isn’t it?”

“Actresses are not good tenants,” Mindy said “Look at Schiffer Diaeher head “We need a nice, stable couple ill live in the building for twenty years We don’t want any more actors or socialites or soh when Mrs Houghton died The last thing we need are paparazzi ca”

The Rices arrived at seven-thirty Mindy brought the stiffly on the couch Mindy had brought out tooden chairs and motioned for the Rices to sit Paul was ined he’d be He was sexy, with the kind of dark curly hair that re Cat Stevens Mindy distributed small bottles of water and perched between Mark and Grace “Shall we begin?” she said formally

Annalisa took Paul’s hand She and Paul had ent, Brenda Lish, and Paul was as enamored of the apartment as she was Their future lay in the hands of these three odd people staring at thehtly hostile faces, but Annalisa was not afraid She’d survived rigorous job interviews, had appeared in debates on TV, and had even met the president

“What’s your typical day like?” Mindy asked

Annalisa glanced at Paul and s to start a fa to be busy with a baby soon”

“What if the baby cries all night?” Grace asked She was childless herself, and while she adored children, the reality of them made her nervous

“I hope he—or she—won’t,” Annalisa said, trying to make a joke “But we’d have a nanny And a baby nurse at first”

“There’s certainly enough rooreeably

“Yes,” Annalisa said “And Paul needs his sleep as well”

“What do you do in the evenings?” Mindy said