Angelique laughed softly, spreading her hands briefly. "I live to shock and befuddle people, it's true. I can't help myself, most people are crying out to be shaken up. But if I had people chasing me about with cameras and speculating about my intimate relationships, I don't think I'd deal with it half so gracefully as you do."

She leaned in to confide, "I think I like getting their attention better than I like having it."