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Utterly and totally still Coh she seethed

He was in there Sitting at the piano

Wearing those dalasses!

Her head hit the ith a quiet thunk

“Slightly overdressed, aren’t you?” Margot’s voice accoed it away

Just as she tried to shrug away memories of his hands and lips, his kiss

“I’an around her waist A cardigan over a turtleneck was overkill for su that man an inch of her flesh

“Your hair—” Margot reached up to touch the tight bun at the back of Savannah’s neck but Savannah stepped away

“It’s fine Everything is fine Let’s get this done with”

Savannah stepped toward the door, ready to face down the devil if it ot put a hand on her shoulder

“You want to tell ot asked

“No” She laughed “I definitely do not”

“You slept with him”

“Who do you think I a and no, I did not sleep with him”

“You like him”

Savannah snorted “Liked, maybe”

“After Eric— Don’t glare at me, Savannah”

“I don’t want to talk about this, Margot”

“You never want to talk about this,” Margot snapped

“Lower your voice, for crying out loud”

“You didn’t want to talk about Katie’s father when it was happening, or when he left, or when you got pregnant or—”

“Mom?”