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Jeff challenged. “Put on your flashiest dress and come with me to the yacht club party on Saturday.”

Kate had sensed what was coming. All the same, she felt her stomach clench. “Jeff, it’s not that simple,” she muttered. “I can’t just—”

“Come on. Yes, you can,” Jeff urged.

“But what about all those people? What about your mother, for heaven’s sake? I know what she thinks of me.”

“Kate, don’t let these people intimidate you,” he said.

“I’m not intimidated. Not by anyone.”

“Then prove it. Because when I walk into that place with you on my arm,” Jeff went on, “lady, we’re going to knock their socks off!”