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lways　made　as　it　opened。Finally　。　His　heart　buoyed；　but　he　didn？t　want　Vanessa　to　think　he？d

been　up　waiting　for　her。　He　closed　the　laptop　and　lay　down　flat；　trying　to　look　like　he　had　simply

fallen　asleep　on　the　couch；　writing。　He　heard　the　sound　of　footsteps　tiptoeing　across　the　room　and

felt　a　pair　of　warm　hands　on　his　face。　He　smiled　sleepily；　turning　over。　Vanessa？s　hands　were　so

soft　。　。　。　but　she　kind　of　smelled　like　those　peanuts；　the　ones　you　get　on　airplanes。

Dan　opened　his　eyes　and　yelped；　sitting　up　quickly　as　he　focused　on　his　sister？s　freckled　face　just

inches　from　his　own。　Jenny　Humphrey　stood　above　him；　wearing　a　purple　Juicy　Couture　sweat

suit　and　navy　Pumas。

？Surprise！？　She　whispered　loudly；　reaching　over　and　messing　up　his　hair。　He　swatted　her　hand

away。

？You　know　I　hate　when　you　do　that；？　Dan　hissed。　Despite　his　rude　wele；　he　found　himself

grinning　stupidly。　He　was　glad　to　see　his　sister？it　felt　like　ages　ago　since　she？d　left　for　Europe　to

study　art　for　the　summer。　He？d　missed　having　her　around　to　talk　to。

？I　know　you　hate　it。　That？s　why　I　do　it。？　Jenny　grinned　and　sat　down　on　the　couch；　shaking　her

curly　brown　hair　back　from　her　round　cheeks。　She　leaned　back　in　for　a　hug；　and　Dan　wrapped　his

arms　around　his　little　sister；　breathing　in　her　familiar；　forting　scent　of　bubble　gum　and　Dolce

&　Gabbana　Light　Blue　perfume。

？Seriously；　though；　what　are　youdoing　here？　You　almost　gave　me　a　heart　attack。？　Dan　leaned

back　on　the　couch　and　gazed　at　his　sister；　still　unable　to　believe　she　was　really　here。

？Hello；　I？m　going　to　school　in　a　few　days　too。？　She　dropped　a　bulging；　dark　green　Coach　duffel

bag　on　the　floor。　？And；　besi