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；　and　began　to　shred　it　in　her　lap。　？It　was

only　on　the　cheek；　but　it　was　still　totally　inappropriate。　I　just　wanted　him　to　remember　me。　You

know；　you　only　get　a　few　minutes　to　make　an　impression；　but　I　guess　I　went　a　little　overboard。？

She　looked　up　into　Owen？s　sympathetic　blue　eyes。　？I　don？t　know　what　I　was　thinking。？

Owen　sipped　his　drink　silently　as　he　considered　the　information。　？I？ll　see　what　I　can　do；？　he

responded　finally；　but　his　voice　sounded　detached　and　skeptical　now。

Blair　swallowed。　It　was　pretty　obvious　he　thought　she　was　hopelessly　stupid　and　insane。　Oh；　God。

She　wasruined　。

Suddenly　he　broke　into　a　devilish　white…toothed　grin。　？I？m　only　joking；　Blair。　That　doesn？t

sound　so　bad。　It　was　probably　the　most　memorable；　entertaining　interview　Jason　Anderson　III　has

ever　had。　Face　it；　he？s　not　the　most　exciting　guy　in　the　world；　and　his　job　has　got　to　be　a　little

monotonous。　I？m　sure　you　were　the　highlight　of　the　fall　interview　season。？

？So　you　don？t　think　it？s　hopeless　after　all？？　Blair　asked　in　her　most　tragic

Audrey…needs…your…help　voice。

Owen　took　her　small；　ruby…ringed　hand　in　his　large　tanned　one。　？Not　at　all。？　He　cleared　his

throat。　？Has　anyone　ever　told　you　you　look　a　bit　like　Audrey　Hepburn？？

Blair　blushed　from　the　roots　of　her　hair　down　to　her　toe…nail　cuticles。　Owen　seemed　to　know

exactly　the　right　things　to　say；　and　he　looked　so　much　like　Cary　Grant；　it　made　her　dizzy。　His　thick

gold　wedding　ring　pressed　into　the　bones　on　the　back　of　her　hand。　She　frowned　down　at　it。　If　he

was　so　married；　what　was　he　doing　holding　her　hand？

Owen　withdrew　his　hands　and　shifted　in　his　seat；　reading　her　mind。　？Yes；　I？m　married；　but