See, I knew she’d fit teamHaute Coutureperfectly.

I kinda like her idea. In fact, I like it alot.

“Okay. I’ll do it,” I say, internallybeaming.

Me? On the cover of a magazine? Who would havethought?

They both jump up and down, clapping and hugging. They’re like besties now. Which is good because they are practically the sameperson.

“When can I schedule your photo shoot, boss? I mean, we are down to the wire. The cover and theALLMespread are the only two itemspending.”

I think for a bit, then look at my calendar. “In three days. That’ll give me a chance to decide what I want the backdrop to be and talk with the photographer,etc.”

André looks at his calendar, circles some dates, then says, “That totally works, boss”—he bites on his pen—“and just so you know, the backdrop for theALLMeshoot has already been done. Daniella took care of that. All that’s missing is the model. It looks like that shoot has been scheduled in three days as well.” He sighs. “Hopefully, Antonio will be able to confirm hisstarbeforethen.”