Beth ordered a lemonade when it came time to choose drinks. She nodded when Mira speculated on a match with her brother. “That does sound like a typical ratings ploy—especially if you can garner some sort of fan base during the season. The MBF looks at that like the seed of some money-making tree they need to water with hype and spectacle. And once you’re in the limelight, you can look forward to vultures like that Candy Fiedler picking at you. I think she started that rumor about me being in a mental institution last summer.” Beth laughed. “Although it did give me a chance to release a pretty good press statement. ‘Reports of my insanity are greatly exaggerated.’ Although in all serious, there’s a very easy way to deal with muckrakers—ignore them and stay out of trouble, and they get bored fast.”<br/><br/>She shook her head. “I can’t seem to go two seconds without trying to give you advice. I hope it’s not too insufferable of me,” she joked.