until she could make some dramatic statement？for example； that she？d flown back from the U。K。
at Bailey Winter？s special request。 She couldn？t have it leaking out that she was back because
Lord Marcus was more interested in making googly eyes at his horse…faced cousin than in
ravishing Blair in her huge hotel bed。
As if we don？t have ways of finding out the truth。
She dashed back to Aaron？s room and whisked the phone off the bureau。 The display read
MARCUS。 His Lordship himself。
She pressed the receive button。 ？What？？ she demanded rudely。
？Blair； darling； what happened？ I？ve been trying to reach you。？
？I don？t really see what we have to talk about；？ Blair replied icily。 ？If you wanted to talk； you
had plenty of time when we were still on the samecontinent 。？
？You mean you？ve left？？ Lord Marcus remarked； clearly surprised。 ？I thought maybe you？d just
moved hotels or gone off to Paris to see your father or something。 I was so worried。？
？I？m sure you were；？ Blair snapped sarcastically； heading back toward Yale？s room。
？This isn？t about Camilla； is it； dearest？ Because； you see； we？re second cousins； so of course？？
？Of coursewhat ？？ Blair demanded； watching her face flush in the full…length mirror。 ？To be
honest； I？d rather not know； honestly。 If you want to get allFlowers in the Attic ； it？s your business。
Anyway； I don？t have time for this？I？m a woman in demand。 I？m a muse！？
？You？re amused； love？ It was all a misunderstanding then？？ Lord Marcus responded
happily。 ？Camilla is asking about you as well。 She？ll be so relieved。？
？Send her my regards；？ Blair quipped。 She pressed end； then slipped the battery out of the
telephone？