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And I said
I’d be in touch on Monday.”
    “ Just tell her,” Andrea said.
    “ It’s not that easy. I have
to…hey, I could try Edward or Sheldon—the two male customers who
came in. Neither of them had a woman to work with. I was a bit
stuck with them—told them to put their details on file until I got
in more match options. They understood I’m new—that the business
has just started.”
    “ Sure booming for the first day,”
Pauline said with a wink, swirling her wine around her glass as if
everything had turned right way up in the world.
    Ella wanted to believe it but she had
niggling doubts. Ross’s questions he hadn’t voiced went through her
mind.
    “ When did Ross go?” Ella spoke her
thoughts.
    Pauline
shrugged. “Didn’t even know he was here.”
    Andrea sat up.
“He made a duck for it very fast when he saw how many people you
had in your living room.”
    “ The poor guy.” Pauline sighed.
“He is kind of quiet and nerdy. Well, he was at school.”
    Ella pursed her lips together. “He doesn’t
approve.”
    “ Of?” Andrea sat up.
    “ The Album , of course. What else? Well, I
suppose the whole business idea.”
    “ Of course he wouldn’t. His whole
life is based on logic and statistics, being a financial analyst at
an insurance brokerage.” Pauline nodded.
    “ Being a financial person didn’t
stop Carol from believing in the magic. Even before she’d seen it.
Ross saw it as I told you.”
    “ Yeah, lucky him. He saw the
first one.” Carol yawned.
    How long had her friend been
awake?
    “ It was nothing special. Well, it
didn’t produce the best result for Bernice. Was special for me,
though.”
    “ Maybe seeing The Album spooked him,” Andrea said. “I
mean, he didn’t have a build up to it like we did.”
    Ella laughed. “Yeah, he did get really
agro after that. In fact, he has been acting out of sorts lately. I
think he’s under a lot of stress with the house he
bought.”
    “ Do you think he’ll come back to
help?” Pauline asked. “Didn’t you say Bernice was impressed you
weren’t single?”
    “ Yip, she was. I don’t know. I should call him, but I don’t
feel like listening to his criticisms and strong opinions. I need
to sort through my doubts myself.”
    “ Doubts?” Carol sat up. “What doubts?”
    “ Aw, it’s nothing.” She dismissed
their pointed gazes with a wave.
    “ What’s up?” Andrea’s expression softened. “Are you thinking
you did the wrong thing?”
    “ No, not at all. I’m having an
absolute ball. But I sometimes have these niggles—what if The Album isn’t a hundred
percent reliable? What if we’re leading people…?”
    “ But the books.” Carol’s sleepy
expression changed with the lift of her chin and brightened green
eyes. “They relayed how people’s lives have been
changed.”
    “ Did you read them?” Pauline asked Carol.
    “ Every single one.”
    “ Well, I’ve read through one of
them,” Ella said. “There just wasn’t much time with setting up the
business in like a month. Even with all your amazing
help!”
    “ Don’t doubt it, El,” Andrea said.
“This is your calling.”
    “ I know.” She smiled wide. “I’ve got a new lease on life. Just
wish my guy friend could give me some support on this.”
    “ Do you want me to call him?” Andrea said.
    Ella narrowed her eyes at her friend.
“Don’t you dare interfere. What diffs does it make to my life? I
have you girls. That’s all that matters.”
    Through droopy
eyelids, their faces brightened.
    “ But get on out of here. We need sleep! Or do you want to park
here for the night? I have enough sheets and blankets—we’ll all
sleep on the floor like we used to as kids.”
    They rolled
their eyes at her and got up to stretch.
    That didn’t go
down well.
    “ Oh, heck, why not?” Carol
slumped back down on the couch.
    “ As long as you make us
breakfast.” Pauline raised her cheeks in an attempt at a cheeky
smile. “Unless you want me to make