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Perhaps it wouldn’t hurt to give the go-ahead to find out who the mysterious stranger my nephew is dating is. Usually he never made a secret of his relationship, and as soon as he got a new girlfriend, I’d know about it in a couple of days, because the news was pouring in from every corner. Now all the news about Shea is all about his private lifestyle.

But he’s twenty-eight now. He’ll be in his thirties in a little while. Over the years I had become so full of women that I was very selective about who I put in bed, and even more careful to make sure that information about who I put in bed did not get out of my bedroom. The only time this has ever been made public…

Oh, Natasha-Natasha…

– Margarita Alexandrovna, are you sure this is a good idea? – Zhanna, as always, is huddled somewhere behind me, while I’m scrutinizing my closet for a suitable outfit.

– What could happen? – I ask you again on the fly, because I have already decided everything, and as my sisters like to say – if Margot has decided something, it’s easier to make an excavator dance than to change her mind. Especially since I’ve already said yes – and it’s not my policy to turn back halfway.