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Paul opened the door and stepped out. Dozens of flashing cameras caught his every move and dazzled the young woman in the limo. She hesitated, her eyes flickering between the open door to the red carpet and the closed one to the safety of the familiar street.
Paul leaned into the car and gave her a smile and an offered hand. "I'm here for you," he whispered.
Lilly smiled and took his hand. He drew her out and into the limelight. Al frowned before he followed them out of the car.
The whole world was a dazzle with snapping pictures and silent recorders. Women screamed and men shouted, or sometimes the reverse. The whole scene seemed too surreal to Lilly as Paul led her down the red carpet. A pair of celebrities in front of them stopped and smiled for the photographers and wave
