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"Speaking of chocolate, what kind of cake are we having for the shower?" "I don't know." Sincerely shocked, Peabody jerked around in her seat. "You didn't get cake?" "I don't know. Probably." Because the idea of the shower, what she had to do, hadn't done, should do, made her stomach jitter, Eve squirmed. "Look, I called the caterer, okay? I did it myself. I didn't dump it on Roarke, I didn't ask--God forbid--Summerset to handle it." "Well, what did you ask for? What's the theme?" The jitters escalated into a roiling. "What do you mean, theme?" "You don't have a theme? How can you have a baby shower without a theme?" "Jesus Christ, I need a theme? I don't even know what that means. I called the caterer. I did my job. I told her it was a baby shower. I told her how many people, more or less. I told her when and where. She started asking me all kinds of questions, which gives me a fucking headache, and I told her not to ask me all kinds of questions or she was fired. Just to do whatever needed doing. Why isn't that enough?" Peabody's sigh was long and heartfelt. "Give me the caterer's info, and I'll check in with her. Does she do the decorations, too?" "Oh, my God. I need decorations?" "I'm going to help you, Dallas. I'm going to run interference with the caterer. I'm going to come over early on the day and help get it set up." Eve narrowed her eyes and tried to ignore the joy and relief bubbling in her breast. "And what's this going to cost me?"