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When Lisa sends hi both hands, "It’s medicinal, honest, for al there"
"So how do you know the prince’s guest list so intie the subject, "if you’ve never attended any of his little soirees?"
"Because people keep bragging about how bangin’ they are," Gavin says "What do you think I do when I’ up there at that desk?"
"You’re supposed to be sorting and distributing theout the toilet paper and trash bags and billiard cues"
"I listen," Gavin says "Only by listening to people’s speech patterns can a writer ever hope to craft truly convincing dialogue That’s how Tarantino does it So that’s what I do while I’ theout behind the desk--even though they aren’t supposed to? Well, that stupid sheikh and his parties are all they ever talk about It’s Midnight at the Oasis up there in his room, man They all know his daddy’s a sultana noirls to attend him"
"So they jump to his beck and call," I mur forward in his chair to point at ets that reference! Why aren’t youour attention "What are you two talking about?"
"Nothing," I say quickly "Gavin, no one ets that reference And I told you before, it’s too late I’ht"
"It’s not too late," Gavin insists "You can still call it off When Teen Zombie Apocalypse is a hit, I’ll be able to support you"
"Thanks for the offer, but I like my job, as well as my current choice of husband"
Gavin looks sulkily down at his slippers "Your loss," he azing down at the list in front of her "And it’s not mostly the new staff It’s all the new staff The only ones who aren’t here, if Gavin is correct, are Davinia, Rajiv, Tina, and Jean, the RAs orked here over the summer"
"Yeah," Gavin says, with a nod "They’re cool They’re not going to fall under the spell of son prince tennis champ smooth talker who kno to mix a caipirinha and wears skinny jeans"
"Gavin" Lisa blinks at hiet back to the front desk now"
"Oh, thank God," he says, leaping fro from the office After he’s pulled open the door, he pauses uncertainly, his Goofy-slippered foot on the stop "You want this open or closed?"
The outside door to the hall director’s office--leading to thewith Sarah’s desk, the RAs’ staff mailboxes, and the photocopier--is never closed, except after five
But we can’t run the risk of anyone overhearing us, especially anyone from the prince’s surveillance team, who are stationed down the hall
"Closed," Lisa and I say in unison