"Mercedes Lackey & Ellen Guon - Knights of Ghosts and Shadows" - читать интересную книгу автора (Lackey Mercedes)

Cod, how can anyone be that pretty? He looks like
Sophia Loren at sixteen. With the appropriate male accou-
trements. Very . . . nice.

Down, girl. He's also as feckless as they come. He's no
good to you or himself as he is.

"You want to live till morning?" she retorted, hands on
hips. "Look, maybe I can scotch some of the worst ru-
mors. Tongues are already clacking, and they're not being
real flattering to you. Besides, you've never hesitated to
talk to me before, right?" He gave her an open, vulnerable
look that almost made her want to take him in her arms
and give him the best kind of comfort for a broken heart.

Almost.

She continued, trying to keep her thoughts where they
belongedтАФout of the gutter. "And maybe I can help you
figure this thing out, keep you from getting into any more
screaming break-up fights behind Mainstage . . . during
the five o'clock show, no less."



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His eyes widened. "You mean . . . could they hear us
out there on the haybales?"

"To the tenth row, m'friend."

"Shit. Somebody from Admin is probably going to toast
my tail for breakfast." He uncorked the flask, and took a
mouthful. His eyebrows rose, and he took a second.

Well, at least he appreciates my whiskey.

"Thanks," Eric said, pausing long enough to come up
for air. "This helps a lot. I think Glenfiddich can cure
almost anything, even broken hearts." He took another
swallow, and Beth waited until he recorked the flask.

"Okay," she said, "You and Signorina Tosca seemed to
be doing all right around noonтАФwhat happened after that?"

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He shuffled his feet in the dust, and looked sheepish.