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?" my best friend yelled down the line. "Whoever you are,

nt, and moved the phone slightly away from my e

divorce and immediately switched gears. "Then we have to celebrate! The Verve, eleven tonight. Put on your sluttiest dress and your

e-I wasn't go

life cleanly, the divorce papers alone weren't enough. Marrying a billionaire requi

xit wouldn't rattle the family bu

the agreement. For the last thirty days, pret

ind a new job. No rush-the settl

ost was how to tell my

enly three years ago, they disapproved-convinced I had so

their worries back then, ev

t hadn't happened yet. For now, I

applied lip gloss so loud it practically screamed "come get

unger-and sky-high heels. But I wanted any trust-fund boys I might meet at the club to think I was a wom

down to lingerie-she wanted me in someth

ste the expensive drinks fir

ugh her eyes promised she'd m

ick walls and soundproofed carpet finally

at means we've got an hour. You can tell me everything, down enough drinks to flush Cary's toxins o

nus cleared his throat awkwa

r herself, a cosmopolitan for me, and popped a bo

t, spill,

g when appropriate, cursing the other woman with

ing's wrong with your face-any guy with e

you trying to persuad

our world-class results." She cupped her ch

ush too hard-your b

him." She flirted with the waiter who'd just

sex with the waiter right here, I

screen separated us from the next

oice said-high and floaty

o into Cary's office and not come out for half an hour. When Hyacinth went in, the wom

at me, eyes sha

Cary's a legend!" the

t's the term-peasant wife. She should accept it quietl

ifferent," the drunk one said with schadenfreude. "Bet she's

d man sneered.

number. Maybe I'll call her later. Her ass is the tightest in

tton. The wall to our right flashed and turned transpare

me a can of

tton, and stood. I walked straight into their

to Rick. "

played the perfect gentleman. Turns out his so-calle

Cary was around." His smile was brittle; he kept glancing at t

I said, smiling back. "Bu

!" Ric

ve been dying to fuck my a

ick jumped up, fluste

sweetly. "Since you're so interested i

flated his ego. "Of course. Anyt

ost expensive whisky on the shelf, and walked tow

n, trying to be t

his head. Glass shattered; the golden liquid m

st and so shockingly that

arest waiter and smiled. "Put this on hi

o himself. "You bit

fore he could reach me, a voice rumbled throug