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r　who？d　mistaken　her　for　a　guy　could　see　her　now？he？d　beg　for　forgiveness。

So　what　if　Dan；　the　guy　she？d　thought　was　the　love　of　her　life；　only　liked　her　for　her　bald　head？

She　was　as　much　of　a　woman　as　anyone　else　in　here。　And　now　she　freakinglooked　like　it。

？What？s　up；　hot　stuff？？　the　bartender　purred；　grabbing　her　by　the　waist；　pulling　her　close。　The

crowd　went　wild；　cheering　and　whooping　with　raucous；　liquor…soaked　shouts。

？Hey　baby！？　A　guy　up　front　tried　to　get　Vanessa？s　attention　while　someone　else　shouted；　？Shake

it；　girl！？　Vanessa　shook　her　hips　and　two…stepped　her　way　down　the　slick　surface　of　the　bar；

winking　at　frat　guys　and　flipping　her　long　blond　hair　as　she　went。　Okay；　so　maybe　this　wasn？t　the

most　mature　way　to　deal　with　Dan　rejecting　her；　but　hearing　all　the　encouraging　whoops　and

hollers　sure　as　hell　felt　therapeutic。

Sothat？s　what　thoseGirls　Gone　Wild　videos　are　about？healing。　As　if！

A　drunken　guy　with　a　blond　buzz　cut　held　out　a　fistful　of　dollar　bills　in　his　hand；　gesturing　to　her

and　shouting　loudly。　Without　a　moment？s　thought；　Vanessa　bent　at　the　waist　and　grabbed　the

sleeve　of　his　blue　Abercrombie　T…shirt；　pulling　him　closer　as　if　she　were　about　to　kiss　him。　Then

she　grabbed　a　pitcher　of　water　from　behind　the　bar　and　dumped　it　over　the　poor　guy？s　head。　She

wasn？t　just　doing　this　for　herself？she　was　doing　it　for　girls　with　gay　ex…boyfriends　everywhere。

The　crowd　went　wild；　screaming　and　cheering；　and　through　her　alcoholic　haze　Vanessa　could

hear　her　sister？s　drunken　voice　holler　over　the　din？

？Yeah！　That？s　mysister　！？　Aw。Wouldn？t　mom　be　proud？

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