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Dear Red Shoe, I talked to my mother the
other day.

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She asked how Michael and I were doing.

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He's my husband.

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I smiled and said what I always say.

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We're doing fine.

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She told me that I work too much and
that I should try harder to relax.

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I told her I would.

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I promised I'd...

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take the rest of the afternoon off and
go buy Michael his birthday present.

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Started out like any Tuesday.

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Sun came up, the clocks moved forward.

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Tuesday. But on this particular Tuesday,
while my husband slid into his 35th

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year, And I slid into the dilemma of
deciding what kind of present to present

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him with on his special day.

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And it was as I was thinking about this
present that I realized how kind of

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complacent and familiar our relationship
had become.

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What I'm trying to say is it was in
thinking about his present that I

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realized how in need our marriage was in
desperate need of a kick in the ass.

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Here I was, a woman, barely 30.

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Married to a beautiful and loving man
for five years.

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With a good job, a beautiful home,
friends, a dog.

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You name it.

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And I felt completely and totally
desperate.

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I couldn't stop crying.

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Nothing catch your fancy?

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Oh, they're all very nice.

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I'm Abby.

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Hi. Hi.

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For the true connoisseur, we have a...
Interesting

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belt. Oh, yeah.

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My dad gave it to me.

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And I like the noise it makes.

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Ah, my baby.

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Don't go anywhere, okay?

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That's my partner, Leonardo.

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It's all in here.

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What to buy him this year.

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Window after window, store after store.

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I looked at the sweaters.

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He liked cashmere sweaters.

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Standard present, vape.

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Different color every year.

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He's been a good husband, a great
husband.

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Devoted and loving.

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Not another sweater.

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Not again.

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Did you peek?

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The photograph.

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Oh.

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Yes, I did. Thank you.

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But I'm looking for a birthday cake for
my husband.

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Nothing in there interested you?

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Oh.

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Oh, no, I found them all very
interesting.

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It's just that... Oh, your husband
wouldn't... No.

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Michael simply wouldn't get it.

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I have an idea.

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Mrs... Sanders.

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Juliet Sanders.

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Wait right here.

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Your name is Juliet, no?

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I am Leonardo.

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Have you ever experienced

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a bakery kitchen before?

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I'd like you to see.

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Come.

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Vienna, come with me. Come with me.

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Come with me. Yeah, bravo. You will love
this place. This is where we make more

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than better. We make magic.

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We do everything.

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You, you won't regret this at all.
Because, you know, I... Come,

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come. I should come. Come.

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Mio amore.

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Mio tesoro.

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She your wife?

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La luce della mia vita.

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She is my little... light bulb.

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So what exactly did Abby tell you?

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I show you.

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Sweet, eh?

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Delicate.

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Like my mom is a Tiramisu, eh?

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Your face, your eyes.

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Bellissima.

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Bellissima, eh?

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What do you think, Juliet?

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What am I doing here?

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We do it.

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Do what? What do you mean?

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Though you want to bake a cake that
looks like me.

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Naked?

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A skepticism.

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And a fear.

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are our enemies, Juliet.

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Trust and courage are the recipes for
passion.

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Spontaneity is the secret ingredient of
a good marriage.

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You wouldn't be here if you didn't
agree.

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But just maybe it is the one

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ingredient

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Missing from your kitchen.

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I'm going to make you a birthday cake.

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She smiled and told me to go home and
think about it.

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As I left, she slipped a videotape into
the bag with bread and told me to watch

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it.

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You'll like it.

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I made my way into the bathroom, locked
the door.

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I don't know why, but I took off my
clothes.

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Everything.

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Earrings, watch, bra, panties,
everything.

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And I stared at myself in the mirror
over the sink.

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I looked at my legs, my ass, arms.

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I lifted my hands to my breasts.

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It was an hour before I was able to pull
myself together.

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I flipped the tape into the machine.

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I pressed play, and then I pressed stop.

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I must have stared at that.

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blank television screen for a good 15
minutes before I worked up the courage

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to watch it.

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Bonjour.

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You may not recognize my voice, but my
name is Leonardo.

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I am the baker.

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I'm here to present to you A study in
freedom.

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At first what I saw kind of stunned me.

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The truth?

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I had no idea people actually did things
like that.

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My first reaction was to look away.

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And then it suddenly all made sense.

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I mean, I kind of figured it out.

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What was missing from my life was fun.

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I wanted to have fun.

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I was sick of being

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nice, safe, a good girl.

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I wanted to have fun.

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The women in the tapes were goofy and
brave and silly and sweet and sexy.

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Not another sweater.

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Not again.

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He's been a good husband, a great
husband.

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Come to Eden.

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And on your way, you might pick up some
soap and a little extra with the cream,

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just in case.

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So I made up my mind to do it.

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Nothing ventured, nothing gained, right?

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Bellissimo!

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Is something wrong, Officer, sir?

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Stoplight. Red stoplight, ma'am.

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Sweet, Michael.

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Flip into something festive.

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I'll be home by eight.

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P.S. Don't spoil your appetite. Dinner's
on me tonight.

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Love, June.

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Happy birthday, darling.

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Your little cupcake has arrived.

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And oh, do I have plans for you.

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I sure hope you hungry birthday boy.

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Because I'm going to stop you until
there's nothing left of you.

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Mum thought you surprised me.

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Never had a surprise party.

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Oh, darling, are you all right?

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I'm sorry, Michael. It's okay. It's
okay.

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I just wanted to... I just wanted to...
I

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just wanted to stop the itch before it
even began to tingle.

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You are the most... beautiful.

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Texting.

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Sugar-coated.

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Come on.

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Mouth-watering.

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The best baby cake I've ever had.

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Normally, I would have been really
frightened.

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But I wasn't.

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I was just this nutty cake.

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And even though his mother was there.

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and all his family, he understood what I
understood, and it was like they didn't

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exist anymore.

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It was just us.

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He didn't apologize to them or make
excuses.

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He was so sweet and gentle.

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And loving.

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I loved him for loving me.

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For understanding.

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And the best part, once in his life, he
got his cake and he could eat it

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too.

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So there you have it, Red Shoes.

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A little courage, a little sugar, a
little whipped cream.

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Chocolate. Perfect present.

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Yes, and by the way, wait till he sees
what I'm planning to give him for

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Christmas.

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I'll keep you posted.