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Only Sophie was safe to talk to right now "How’s the new project going at work, Nice?"

She uest It’s eain?" Zach teased as he ca his phone into his pocket "I kind of remember it starts with a letter toward the end of the alphabet"

She punched Zach in the ar Marcus’s question about her latest research project at the San Francisco City Library

"Rerant to pull together a bibliography of the greatest love stories of all ti to be so romantic"

Clearly surprised, Chloe said, "How can love stories not be romantic?"

"Well, ic, for one"

"Oh, you mean like Romeo and Juliet?"

Sophie nodded "At this point, I’ve pretty much decided never to fall in love Not if death and betrayal are what’s waiting at the end of the rainbow"

Marcus was a week too late for Sophie’s epiphany Especially because he had a bad feeling that every second that passed without being able to properly talk with Nicola pushed theone tragically wrong

Just as he’d known she would, Lori argued with her twin ht about this particular issue

"You’re the one who’s tragic," Lori said, and then, "Trust you to ignore all the really great love stories, like Pride and Prejudice"

Sophie scowled at her sister "As far as I can tell, the way things ended in that story was nothing but blind luck" She turned her scowl into a smile for Chase and Chloe "Like the two of you I still can’t believe youmarried It’s so beautiful"

"Hear that?" Chase said to his fiancée, clearly be but blind luck"

"If the worst day ofinto my best is blind luck, I’ll take it," Chloe said softly