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hear all about your fabulous one. Cheer me up! Confess! I want to hear everything . Did you meet any hot young actors? Dance on table tops? Make a naughty video? Paige Crane in Girls Gone Wild Part Thirty ! Go to any fun parties? Camille must get tons of invitations.”
    â€œYes, she does, but she didn’t share any of them with me.”
    â€œHow come?”
    â€œShe never asked me. She either went by herself or with whoever the latest boyfriend of the week was. I think the new one’s name is Bruno, but that could have changed since I left.”
    â€œDid you ask her if you could tag along?”
    â€œNo.”
    â€œWell, duh!” Anthony took a sip of his daiquiri. “How would she know that you wanted to go if you didn’t tell her?”
    â€œWhy should I have to ask? Besides, the parties don’t matter. I just wanted to spend time with her. That’s why I flew out there!”
    â€œDid you tell her that?”
    â€œWhy should I? She should know. She’s my mother!”
    â€œPaige, sweetie, I’ve met your mother. She’s such a diva. So over the top. Big hair. Big clothes. Big jewelry. Big ego. She’s into herself and the character she plays on TV. I think she just needs to be reminded that she’s supposed to be doing Mom-like things.”
    â€œNext time she calls I’ll tell her I need a dozen cupcakes for the school bake sale,” Paige said dryly. “I can just see her becoming the new Betty Crocker. Not.”
    â€œLook, I know Camille is never going to be Mother of the Year, but cut her a little slack. She’s not that bad.”
    â€œI suppose you’re right,” Paige grudgingly admitted. “It’s just that I’m still mad at her! I spent the entire summer by myself.”
    â€œThen why didn’t you call me ?” Anthony demanded. “Misery loves company. We could have consoled each other.”
    â€œI didn’t want to spoil things for you and Ian. I knew you’d be worried about me and probably insist that I fly out.”
    â€œThat’s exactly what I would have done.” Anthony shook his head. “We’re both two of a kind. Here I thought we were going to be like Sandy and Danny in Grease , telling each other about our hot summer nights. Instead they were lonely summer nights. Okay, new promise. You ready?”
    â€œReady.”
    â€œWhen we go off to college next year, we talk or e-mail each other every day. Deal?”
    â€œDeal!”
    â€œSo you want to take a look at the outside?”
    Paige nodded and followed Anthony out of the kitchen,daiquiri in hand, eager to see his decorations. Anthony’s parties always had some great theme.
    â€œWhat do you think?” Anthony asked, throwing open the French doors that led outside to the penthouse deck.
    â€œWow! I thought you said this wasn’t going to be one of your usual extravaganzas.”
    â€œI lied.”
    Anthony had transformed his deck into a Hawaiian paradise. There were palm trees with coconuts, pineapples and bananas on their branches, lush orchids and other tropical-looking flowers, thatched huts, tiki torches and piles of white sand everywhere. There was even a roasted pig turning on a spit!
    â€œHow did you do all this on such short notice?” Paige asked.
    Anthony flipped out his cell phone. “There’s a prop shop that my parents use when they have their fashion shows. I gave them a call and told them I needed whatever they had that was Hawaiian.”
    â€œThey even had the pig?”
    â€œThe caterer provided that. I’m good with putting together munchies, but that’s about it. You know I can’t cook to save my life. We’re going to have a chef who’s going to barbecue burgers and hot dogs and chicken. And he’ll also slice up the pig.”
    â€œIs that the ocean I hear?” Paige asked, still amazed by what she was seeing.
    â€œIt’s a sound