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The three returned to their seats cowed by their recent experience. The long, boring rehearsal, however, was punishment enough, and by the time lunch rolled around even Lilly had had her fill of botched lines and stumbles over the stage.
Paul parted from the other actors and rejoined them for the first time that morning. Lilly shrank beneath those dark eyes that betrayed so much of his anger. "We'll eat out today," he announced.
Al jumped to his feet with a grin on his face. "Alistair's?" Paul nodded.
Una's eyes widened. "The Alistair's?"
The name sounded familiar to Lilly. "What's that?"
"It's only one of the oldest and most exclusive restaurants in town," Una told her.
"Are we celebrating my heroics or giving these girls a scolding?" Al asked Paul.
"Both," Paul confirme
