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"Cups," Julio replies promptly "Many, many plastic cups And bottles Mostly tequila Good tequila Sone And so h he is twenty-one," Magda points out

When I eye her incredulously, she says, "What? I read it in Us Weekly He had his royal birthday bash in London Usher performed at it"

I try not to look ida," I say "He’s not drinking all that booze by hi parties, that’s a proble alcohol tothat"

I remember what Cooper said about" I look at Julio and set to the bottom of this"

He smiles back "Thank you, Heather Oh, and thank you for the wedding invitation My wife, Anna, is very excited"

"Oh," I say, keeping my smile in place "Great! See you later"

As Julio hurries away to continue his battle against dirt, Magda looks at ?" she asks in astonishment "Did you invite Jimmy too?"

"No, I didn’t invite Ji "I didn’t invite Julio either Nicole did I didn’t want thatI invited you, obviously, and Pete, and Lisa and her husband, Cory, and To and his boyfriend, Steven"--Tom was a former Fischer Hall director, now director of Waverly Hall--"and Sarah and Gavin, and Muffy Fowler, of course" Muffy’s the head of New York College’s eable, at least on my side But you knohat?" I add with sudden e, after all I want the people I see every day around da says drily, "when Carl shows up with the inflatable doll he keeps in his locker downstairs as his plus one"

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Diamonds are forever

That’s what all the ads say

But what do ads know

About love and what makes it stay?