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and took a deep breath. I knew what he was
suggesting.
"Beau . . you want me to assume her identity?" "And become my wife now and forever," he
said. "Don't you see what an opportunity this is?" he
asked quickly. "None of the secrets of the past have to
be revealed and no one has to be hurt."
"Except Paul," I said.
"What good is it if we're all unhappy?" Could we do this? I wondered, my excitement
building. Would it be wrong?
"What will happen to Gisselle?"
"We'll have to institutionalize her, secretly, of
course. But it won't be hard to do."
"That's terrible. You remember when Daphne
tried to do that to me," I said.
"That was different, Ruby. You were alive and
well and had your whole life ahead of you. What
difference will it make to Gisselle? She has
accidentally given us a gift, repaired so many wrongs
she has committed. Fate wouldn't hand us this
opportunity if Fate didn't want to right the wrongs, too. Come to me," he pleaded. "With you I can restore my troubled soul and become someone I can respect again. Please, Ruby. We can't waste a moment of this
chance."
"I don't know. I have to think." I turned and
looked toward the study. "I have to talk it over with
Paul."
"Of course, but do it right away and call me
back," he said, and gave me the telephone number.
"Ruby, I love you and you love me and we should be
together. Destiny has come to realize that, too. Who
knows? Maybe your grandmere Catherine's at work
someplace in the hereafter or maybe Nina Jackson's
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