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was a constant source of fascination to us. Why so many girls fell for him was beyond us, but he seemed to have the magic touch.
    ‘You’d better get used to her,’ Gavin said, shaking his finger at Sophie. ‘This one’s a keeper, I swear.’
    ‘If she lasts a month, I might start believing you,’ Sophie said. ‘How are you anyway? What’s happening? Any interviews lined up?’
    ‘One at Stars and Stripes on Tuesday.’
    ‘Cool store.’ Sophie seemed impressed.
    ‘Isn’t that the place where the guys stand outside on the street shirtless, covered with fake tan and baby oil?’ Julie asked.
    Sophie laughed. ‘It gets people into the shop.’
    ‘Really? Are you seriously going to work with no top on?’ It sounded ridiculous to me.
    Gavin glanced towards the kitchen door, then shushed us. ‘Keep your voice down. Mum and Dad don’t know about that.’
    ‘What?’ I was shocked.
    ‘Don’t get all judgemental. The dudes in the shop don’t wear shirts.’
    ‘Are you honestly telling me that you’re considering working half naked?’ I know I sounded like a granny, but come on! We didn’t live in Santa Monica: this was cold, grey Dublin.
    ‘Shania said it gets the ladies in. And, apparently, it’s the old birds, like you lot, who always cop a feel,’ Gavin said.
    ‘Do they proposition them?’ Julie asked.
    Gavin grinned. ‘One or two of the really fit guys have had phone numbers slipped into their jeans by cougars.’
    ‘Well, if they’re single, why not?’ Sophie said.
    Gavin crinkled his nose. ‘It’s a bit desperate.’
    ‘Do you think you’ll be propositioned?’ Julie asked, trying not to laugh.
    ‘I’m working on my six-pack in the gym, so I reckon I probably will.’ Gavin patted his thin frame. He didn’t even have a one-pack.
    ‘If you actually get this job, aside from being mauled by older women, are you going to try to get into management or are you going to spend your time in the stockroom with Shania?’ I asked. Gavin had a long history of getting distracted by girlfriends.
    ‘No, I’m totally focused this time. The company is really cool and I definitely see my future there.’
    We all laughed.
    ‘What?’ Gavin snapped.
    ‘Come on, you always say that and then something or someone turns your head and it all goes pear-shaped,’ Sophie said.
    ‘Well, I’m serious this time. Stars and Stripes rocks and the clothes are amazing.’
    ‘What about Shania? Does she rock too?’ Julie asked, with a knowing smile.
    ‘She’s a very cool girl.’
    ‘With a weird fake American accent,’ I noted.
    ‘That’s the way all the young girls speak now,’ Sophie said. ‘You should hear the models at the agency – you’d swear they were all from LA.’
    ‘She’s very pretty, great figure,’ Julie said, sounding envious. Julie had lost weight in the last few years, but she was big-busted and would always be curvy. She had always envied Sophie and me for being taller and slimmer. Mind you, we both worked hard at staying slim. I ran five miles every day and Sophie had been starving herself since she’d started modelling at eighteen.
    Mum came out of the kitchen and clapped her hands. ‘Right, lunch is ready. Julie, we’ll leave the boys outside playing football so we can eat in peace. I’ll give them pizza later on.’
    ‘Fine with me,’ Julie said.
    We went in to take our places at the table, and Shania brought Clara’s book in for her. ‘Louise, your daughter is awesome,’ she said, smiling widely at me. Her teeth were scarily perfect. ‘I was reading her book with her and she’s, like, super-bright. I cannot believe how much she knows about birds. She’s just like my little brother – he was obsessed with animals when he was young.’
    I smiled at her. ‘Thank you. Clara is pretty amazing, even if I say so myself.’
    Harry was sitting beside me, checking Bloomberg on his phone.
    ‘What are you into these days?’ I asked.
    ‘Donald at the golf club told me to