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Hills. It had a tennis court and a swimming pool, and they were living
the life
. Judy Wilder, a really well-known interior designer, decorated the house. If you had your house decorated by Judy Wilder, you were stylin’. Tommy ran the family meatpacking business, and Robert was an attorney with a group of Armenian lawyers, Eamer, Bedrosian & Kardashian. He worked with all kinds of people, including O.J. Simpson.
    Robert took me back to his house and showed me around, and then he took me to his mother’s house, where I met his mother and practically his entire family. I could not believe what a nice family he had and what wonderful family values they embodied. They loved one another so much. His mother had made this thing called
beeshee
, an Armenian breakfast pastry. It’s a big, flat, fried pancake with sugar or syrup on top. My daughter Kourtney got the recipe from Robert’s mother before she died, and now we make itfor family occasions. It’s one of my most favorite things in the world now because of the strong family values it represents. Plus, it’s absolutely delicious.
    So Robert’s mom had made
beeshee
, and they had people and friends stopping in to meet me. Afterward, we went back to Robert’s house and I met a few more of his friends as well as his brother Tommy’s friends. It was a turning point. I thought,
This could very well be the guy for me.
    Every weekend for three weeks after that, I flew up to visit Robert. That first weekend, I met his friends and his parents, and had the time of my life. The second weekend, I met more of his friends and stayed at his house. The third weekend, he sat me on his lap on the chair behind his bedroom desk and said, “Will you marry me?”
    “What?!” I said.
    “Will you marry me?” he repeated.
    I stammered something to the effect of “I don’t think I can marry you right now. I mean, it’s kind of soon.”
    He was beyond upset; he was devastated. When I said no, Robert’s face just fell. He had me sitting on his lap and he was so excited. He had experienced this revelation that he had finally found the love of his life, and I just didn’t understand. I later learned that he had told all his friends and colleagues about me, telling them that I looked like Natalie Wood. (I found that funny!) Now I was making him look bad, because I was refusing his proposal. But I had just been through this crazy thing with Anthony, and I wasn’t ready to jump back into another engagement so soon. After all, I wasn’t even twenty.
    Robert and I continued dating, but he was angry and took serious issue with me for declining his marriage proposal. I returned to San Diego and decided that I was going to take control of my life. I started by deciding to apply to become an American Airlinesflight attendant instead of going to college. The only part of high school I enjoyed was the social aspect. I was just not into school. I wanted to get on with my life.
    Within a week, I applied for, interviewed for, was offered, and accepted a job. American immediately flew me to Fort Worth, Texas, to begin six weeks of flight attendant school.
    Robert wasn’t happy. He took it personally and believed that by turning him down and preparing to fly off into the sunset with American, I was slamming his character and who he was as a human being. I still felt like I had made the right decision, and I certainly didn’t think he would jump back into the dating scene immediately. When I flew away, he began dating someone else right away:
Priscilla Presley.
    Robert and Tommy Kardashian were two of the most eligible bachelors in Beverly Hills at that time. They were at the top of their game: cool, successful, good-looking, and from a great family. Everyone wanted to date them. Tommy was dating Joan Esposito, the ex-wife of Elvis Presley’s close friend Joe Esposito. Tommy and Joan decided that it would be a great idea to set up Robert with Priscilla. Robert was instantly smitten with Priscilla, and