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n accepted. You're to begin work as the

ded not to go into business again-her original field-she hadn't thought

as Lily turned

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s has to be

clearly setting up their favorite game. They had to shout a location a

ison, followed by more screaming a

"What are we doin

and laughed when they realized

at are we, like ten?"

er hand. "We're definitely doing the makeover." " Y

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'm the celebrant!" They laughed as they picke

ss, glowing skin who claimed to be French. Her small but buzzing hair salo

favorites. Especially Edna, whom Mad

like a runway judge. She looked at Edna and said, "Enchantée. Assois-to

Turquoise learned her French from,

lled the salon, drowning out the stin

Madame Turquoise said, smiling. "

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lights flashed as Edna wa

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without another word

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with the buzz of alco

ave this

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he said with a grin, offering hi

ture with a tight sm

rstood. No one wanted to suf

ces of my past tonight? Even the o

dna," Lily said, her voi

leepyhead!

g, and dressing ch

look?" E

motherf*****!" Lil

're lucky to w

'm a good writer," Lily repl

to be easy-especially with a hangover from the other

signing contracts, papers stacked high o

you need help,

a man staring at her

. But I can help you stay... longer,"

e mean by "

need your hel

ered, breathing down her

e romantic?" she hissed, sa

ture-themed cafeteria, she

Why does that na

trying to wrap her head around i

ad told her about. At the meeting, she was q

to inform her. He told the board he left a n

hree hours of her day, the rest of

someone asked, "Miss Edna,

just got here... or

ords, walked to the board, and drafted

filled

l had it-her business in

e loved after all, even if it s

pack up for the day, she

smir

e gist today," she sai