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He leaned his head back and closed his eyes "I’ve come to the conclusion I have a loud life"

"You’re a hed "I knowbut this doesn’t suck"

No, it didn’t Considering Michael’s faht before at their "required dinner" with Valentino and his faawked, or asked for an autograph

Meg had known Michael for nearly three years now, and that never happened in the real world

Maybe Sapore di A this island is ? "What’s that?"

"Sex"

He could say that again "Frouests, you’re not the only one who thinks that"

Michael rubbed a towel over his face "I haven’t really noticed"

She had, if only to keep an eye on the tabloids once they left the island How much leaked from Sapore di Amore? Was it possible the papers didn’t see a senator’s wife hooking up with a kid half her age? Did said wife recognize Meg? They’dand Michael were outside their villa and precious few guests were ht young children Maybe because children had a way of telling everyone the things they saw

Meg reminded herself to ask the question to Valentino about kids Did they flat-out refuse young people to come? Or was there a place on the island exclusively for fa asked, "Is there soaze left hers andliked to think there wasn’t an insecure bone in the movie star’s body But when it came to intimacy--real intimacy--he wasn’t the confident movie icon at all

"And would this person want to be here with you?"

"Lotta good that would do Our lives are too different"

"He’s not married is he?"

Michael shook his head "God no We’re justit’s complicated"

"He’s not in thethat Instead of askingthe shore "Have you ever just wanted to say fuck it? Screw Hollywood and live your life the way you want to?"

"Millions of dollars a filrown up withouthadoff her student loans, but it would be a long time before she’d be able to afford a vacation at Sapore di Ah?"

"Is it too much to want money and a life?"