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until　she　could　make　some　dramatic　statement？for　example；　that　she？d　flown　back　from　the　U。K。

at　Bailey　Winter？s　special　request。　She　couldn？t　have　it　leaking　out　that　she　was　back　because

Lord　Marcus　was　more　interested　in　making　googly　eyes　at　his　horse…faced　cousin　than　in

ravishing　Blair　in　her　huge　hotel　bed。

As　if　we　don？t　have　ways　of　finding　out　the　truth。

She　dashed　back　to　Aaron？s　room　and　whisked　the　phone　off　the　bureau。　The　display　read

MARCUS。　His　Lordship　himself。

She　pressed　the　receive　button。　？What？？　she　demanded　rudely。

？Blair；　darling；　what　happened？　I？ve　been　trying　to　reach　you。？

？I　don？t　really　see　what　we　have　to　talk　about；？　Blair　replied　icily。　？If　you　wanted　to　talk；　you

had　plenty　of　time　when　we　were　still　on　the　samecontinent　。？

？You　mean　you？ve　left？？　Lord　Marcus　remarked；　clearly　surprised。　？I　thought　maybe　you？d　just

moved　hotels　or　gone　off　to　Paris　to　see　your　father　or　something。　I　was　so　worried。？

？I？m　sure　you　were；？　Blair　snapped　sarcastically；　heading　back　toward　Yale？s　room。

？This　isn？t　about　Camilla；　is　it；　dearest？　Because；　you　see；　we？re　second　cousins；　so　of　course？？

？Of　coursewhat　？？　Blair　demanded；　watching　her　face　flush　in　the　full…length　mirror。　？To　be

honest；　I？d　rather　not　know；　honestly。　If　you　want　to　get　allFlowers　in　the　Attic　；　it？s　your　business。

Anyway；　I　don？t　have　time　for　this？I？m　a　woman　in　demand。　I？m　a　muse！？

？You？re　amused；　love？　It　was　all　a　misunderstanding　then？？　Lord　Marcus　responded

happily。　？Camilla　is　asking　about　you　as　well。　She？ll　be　so　relieved。？

？Send　her　my　regards；？　Blair　quipped。　She　pressed　end；　then　slipped　the　battery　out　of　the

telephone？