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“How long are you going to be?” Kate Zie of her sister Holly’s silk-covered chaise longue and glared at the serenely beautiful reflection in the huge mirror

Holly’s aquamarine eyes met her sister’s plain brown ones in theas it takes me,” she replied, her voice low and musical and a perfect complement to her face

“As long as it takes you to do what?” Kate snapped “You’re already gorgeous enough”

Holly picked up a slender an to sketch a careful line of smokey blue above her luxuriant eyelashes “In h, Kate”

“Profession!” Kate scoffed “You have a decent ood education, and more ability thana model?”

“Not just a model, Katy dear I’m the best,” she said simply

“You hest paid?”

“No The best”

“Aren’t you a little long in the tooth for living by your looks? You’re twenty-seven; pretty soon lines will start to form”

“I already have lines, Kate They add character” She gave her sister a sudden, rin “Don’t worry about et older they’ll want theirtheir clothes I’ll do just fine”

“It’s such a waste!” Kate wailed

“Maybe I think ht little movies is a waste,” she replied tranquilly “Maybe I think you and Caleb should quit your new jobs here in LA and devote your life to the poor I would have thought you’d have enough of the filie bailed you out of Why don’t you and your new husband start a soup kitchen?”

“Don’t twist things around”

“Don’t pass judgment on me, Kate I’m very happy hat I do” She picked up a wider brush, drew a faint line of lilac across her upper lid, and leaned back to admire the effect

Kate opened her mouth to protest, then shut it with a snap, frustration and disapproval radiating through her body “You’re right,” she said finally “I amental What you do with your life is your business”

“Exactly,” she said gently