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outwardly and so well through the art of change. That was what
kept love fresh and romantic, wasnтАЩt it? Change. Growth. Variety.
Suzanne cried until she had no tears left, until she was
completely drained. (It felt rather good, actually. Ingenues were
allowed so much wild sorrow.) Then she called Sendil, at home, on a
shielded frequency.
 тАЬSendil? Suzanne.тАЭ
тАЬSuzanne? What is it? I canтАЩt see you, my dear.тАЭ
тАЬThe vidтАЩs malfunctioning, I have audio only. Sendil, IтАЩve got some
rather awful news.тАЭ
тАЬWhat? Oh, are you all right?тАЭ
тАЬIтАЩmтАж oh, please understand! IтАЩm so alone! I need you!тАЭ Her voice
trembled. She had his complete attention.
тАЬAnything, love. Anything at all!тАЭ
тАЬIтАЩmтАжтАЭ Her girlish voice dropped to a whisper drenched in shame.
тАЬIтАЩmтАж enceinte. And CadeтАж Cade wonтАЩt marry me!тАЭ
тАЬSuzanne!тАЭ Sendil cried. тАЬOh my God! What a master stroke! Are
you going to keep it going all season?тАЭ
тАЬIтАЩmтАж IтАЩm going away. I canтАЩtтАж face anyone.тАЭ
тАЬNo, of course not. Oh my God, darling, this will just make your
reputation!тАЭ
Suzanne said acidly, тАЬI was under the impression it was already
made,тАЭ realized her mistake, and dropped back into ingenue. It
wasnтАЩt hard, really; all she had to do was take a deep breath and
give herself up to the drugs. She said gasp-ingly, тАЬBut I canтАЩtтАж I
canтАЩt face it completely by myself. IтАЩm just not strong enough. So
youтАЩre the only person IтАЩm telling. Will you come see me in my
shame?тАЭ
тАЬOh, Suzanne, of course IтАЩll stand by you.тАЭ Sendil said, boyish
emotion making his voice husky. Sendil always took a dose and a
half of fashion.
тАЬI leave tomorrow,тАЭ Suzanne gasped. тАЬIтАЩll write you, dear faithful
Sendil, to tell you where to visit meтАжтАЭ SheтАЩd get a holo of her body
looking pregnant custom-made. тАЬOh, he just threw me away! I feel
so wretched!тАЭ
тАЬOf course you do,тАЭ Sendil breathed. тАЬPoor innocent! Seduced and
abandoned! What can I do to cheer you up?тАЭ
тАЬNothing. Oh, waitтАж maybe if I know my shame wonтАЩt go on
foreverтАж but, oh, Sendil, I couldnтАЩt ask you what fol-lows this
season! I know youтАЩd never let out a peep in advance!тАЭ
тАЬWell, not ordinarily, of course, but in this case, for you тАжтАЭ
тАЬYouтАЩre the only one IтАЩm going to let visit me, to hear about
everything that happens. Everyone else will simply have to play
along with you.тАЭ
тАЬAhh.тАЭ SendilтАЩs voice thickened with emotion. тАЬIтАЩd do any-thing to
cheer you up, darling. And believe me, youтАЩll love the next season.
After a whole season away, everyone will be pant-ing to see how
you look, every eye will be trained on youтАж and the look is going to
be a return to military! YouтАЩre just made for it, darling, and it for
you!тАЭ