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at the back of the room came another Silken.  The woman standing in front of
them looked so much like the one with whom he’d just spent the afternoon that
he blinked.  No matter that he’d been told that Silken had a twin, it was still
a heck of a shock.  How did they even tell each other apart?
    The
new Silken – or rather, Suave – heaved a sigh and her face broke into a smile. 
“Finally.  You’re here.  I was beginning to get worried.”
    “What
for?”  With a toss of her head Silken dismissed her sister’s concern.  “I’m
always careful.  You know that.”
    Suave
didn’t answer but the roll of her eyes told Max that Silken’s statement left
quite a bit of doubt on the table.  Then she turned her attention to him and it
was only then that he began to see the difference between the two women.  The
eyes had the same color and also the same shape but where Silken’s eyes flashed
with a bold impertinence, Suave’s glance was gentle and calm and serene.  There
was no liquid fire in her eyes, just a friendliness that made you relax in her
presence.
    “Hello,”
she said as she shifted the papers to her left hand.  “Pleased to meet you, Mr.
Davidoff.”  She walked up to him, a soft smile on her lips, and held out her
hand.
    He
took it and it was soft and warm in his.  “Good to meet you, too, Ms…”
    “McCullen. 
But call me Suave.”
    When
he released her hand she turned to look at her sister.  “And I hope Silken
apologized for the…misunderstanding…the other day?”  She glanced back at him.  “She
did apologize, didn’t she?”
    He
didn’t even get a chance to respond.
    “Of
course I did,” Silken gave Suave a look of exasperation.  “Don’t you trust me?”
    He
noticed that Suave didn’t answer that.  Instead, she turned her attention back
to him and on her face was a pained look.  “We really are sorry,” she said, her
voice tinged with regret.  “I know you must have been…terribly embarrassed and
I feel so bad about it.”  Then she looked at Silken again and this time she
gave her a stern, almost impatient look.  “And please forgive Silken for her
irrational behavior.  The remnant of her childhood ADHD.”
    “Suave.” 
Silken opened her eyes wide.  “You didn’t have to tell him that.”
    “Yes,
Silken, I did.  How else would he understand your impulsive actions?”  Then she
heaved a sigh of obvious frustration.  “I’m sorry, Silky, but when is this
going to stop?”  She shook her head but said nothing further.
    Silken
answered that with a roll of her eyes as if she’d heard that story a thousand
times.  She didn’t look the least bit perturbed by her sister’s frustration.
    Max
had to fight to keep his face serious.  These sisters were a trip and if anyone
had to choose between the two it was pretty obvious which would be the sane
choice.  Although Silken kept harping on being the older of the two, he could
see that Suave had the more mature personality.  She was calm and collected and
she seemed very patient, a striking contrast to the sister who had brought him
here.  If steady and sure was what you were looking for, Suave was it.
    But,
ironic though it might be, Silken’s defiance was like a magnet.  All this
trouble with the twins must have driven him insane, but where Silken was
concerned it was a long time since he’d felt this level of attraction to a
woman he hardly even knew.
    His
thoughts were halted when Suave walked over to take Silken’s hand.  “I’m sorry
I said that,” she said, her voice soft and her look earnest.  “I just wanted
Mr. Davidoff to understand you and not judge you.”
    “I
understand Silken fine.”  Max gave them a crooked smile.  “She just needs to be
taken in hand by the right person.”
    Just
like he knew it would, that brought a flash of fire to Silken’s eyes.  She
turned to stare up at him.  “Oh, really?  And who would that ‘right person’
be?” 
    Max
took a