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Phin spared a moment of sympathy for Frank until he looked back and saw him at the bar, leaning into Clea’s cleavage. Get a grip, Frank, he thought, and then he looked down Sophie’s dress and thought, Never mind, Frank.

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Jennifer Crusie
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: September 17
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Novelist
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Wapakoneta
Ohio
Looked
Sophie
Saws
Leaning
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Grip
Moments
Frank
Thought
Sympathy
Back
Bars
Mind
Dress
Cleavage
Never
Dresses
Spared

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