Dominic shrugged his shoulders. “Don’t worry about it. Like you said before, Mark’s not so great. You’ll see it once we start working on the ad campaign together. He won’t

have any idea how to treat you once that ball is rolling. For tonight, I’ll take out your cousin, Mindy, if she’s available. She’s going to be doing your hair and make up for the ads, isn’t she?”

“Maybe.”

“Great. I can at least talk shop to her and the evening won’t be boring, but I still want you to help me pick out a date for Laura.”

Christina took the catalog and sat down on one of the waiting...