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Bianca finished her last final, grinning as she passed her professor a completed test booklet, and then she practically skipped out of the class. There was nothing more freeing than knowing she had no more tests to take. Her cell phone vibrated, and she paused outside the building to check it. It was Soren. Mike and Scott trailed behind her, but they were far enough away that she was able to read the message without them seeing.
Soren: Have to cancel tonight. Attending state dinner in DC. Plan to talk to your father.
She texted back as she resumed walking.
Bianca: Good luck with Dad. Finals went well. Miss you.
His reply came back a second later.
Soren: Of course they did. You are brilliant. I expected nothing less.
She grinned. That was why she loved him. She halted in the middl
