people are coming?” I ask Christian,
thrown by the scale of the marquee.
thrown by the scale of the marquee.
“I think about three hundred. You’ll ha一ve to ask my
mother.” He smiles down at me, and maybe it’s because I
can only see his smile that lights up his face, but my inner
goddess swoons.
“Christian!”
A young woman appears out of the throng and throws
her arms around his neck, and immediately I know it’s
Mia. She’s dressed in a sleek, pale pink, full-length chiffon
gown with a stunning, delicately detailed Venetian mask to
match. She looks amazing. And for a moment, I ha一ve
never felt so grateful for the dress Christian has given me.
“Ana! Oh, darling, you look gorgeous!” She gives me
a quick hug. “You must come and meet my friends. None
of them can believe that Christian finally has a girlfriend.”
I shoot a quick panicked glance at Christian, who
shrugs in a resigned I-know-she’s-impossible-I-had-tolive-
with-her-for-years way, and let Mia lead me over to a
group of four young women, all expensively attired and
impeccably groomed.
Mia makes hasty introductions. Three of them are
sweet and kind, but Lily, I think her name is, regards me
sourly from beneath her red mask.
“Of course we all thought Christian was gay,” she says
snidely, concealing her rancor with a large, fake smile.
Mia pouts at her.
“Lily, beha一ve yourself. It’s obvious he has excellent
taste in women. He was waiting for the right one to come
along, and it wasn’t you!”
Lily blushes the same color as her mask, as do I.
Could this be any more uncomfortable?
“Ladies, if I could claim my date back, please?”
Snaking his arm around my waist, Christian pulls me to his
side. All four women flush, grin and fidget, his dazzling
smile doing what it always does. Mia glances at me and
rolls her eyes, and I ha一ve to laugh.
“Lovely to meet you,” I say as he drags me away.
“Thank you,” I mouth at Christian when we’re some
distance away.
“I saw that Lily was with Mia. She is one nasty piece
“I saw that Lily was w
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