Posted by Verity on July 08, 2001 at 00:25:51:
It was months later, after the leaves had fallen (those that did in Los Angeles) and the rain had settled in for those two terrible weeks in January that an Italian connoisseur came to look at Darien's collection and he showed her the portrait of the exquisite blonde in the ivory frame…and the Faberge-like piece, a globe of two roses, with rubies at the tips of their buds.
"Darien, my friend, I have seen much on my tour, but nothing like this. What was the model for your Fleur…and those roses…"
Darien smiled. "Sit down, my friend. I'll tell you a story."