"Maude, I love you as if you were my own flesh and blood. There, I've said it. You and Matt are the closest thing I've had to children. You're even better because I never had to carry or raise you, thank heavens. May I add, you're the second person tonight to whom I've said the three magic words." Maude squealed and jumped up and down. "So you and Arnaud are together?" Cordelia nodded. "So you're not mad at me for interfering with your love life?" Maude asked, full of hope. "Do that again, and I'll disown you." Maude's face fell, and then she brightened up again. "That means I'm in your will. How much will I get?" she asked. "Nothing," Ms. Tragent replied, scornfully. "Because I will live forever." *****"