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at　him；　waiting　so　eagerly　for

Serena。　His　tongue　was　practically　hanging　out　of　his　mouth。

“Okay；　have　a　good　rest　of　the　night；”　Serena　said。　She　leaned　over

and　gave　Vanessa　a　kiss　on　her　cheek。　“Tell　Ruby　I　thought　she　was

awesome。”　Then　she　slipped　away　to　join　Dan。

“See　you；　Vanessa；”　Dan　called；　turning　to　go。

Vanessa　turned　back　to　Clark　without　a　word。　She　couldn’t　wait　to

kiss　him　again；　and　forget　all　about　Serena　and　Dan；　heading　off

into　the　night　together。

“Who　were　they？”　Clark　said；　resting　his　elbows　on　the　bar。　He

picked　an　olive　out　of　a　dish　and　held　it　just　in　front　of　Vanessa’s

lips。

Vanessa　bit　into　the　olive　and　shrugged。　“Just　some　people　I　don’t

really　know。”

Dan　hailed　a　cab　and　opened　the　door　for　Serena。　The　October　air

was　crisp　and　smelled　of　burnt　sugar；　and　Dan　suddenly　felt　very

elegant　and　mature—a　man　in　a　tuxedo　out　on　the　town　with　a

beautiful　girl。　He　slid　into　the　seat　beside　her　and　looked　down　at

his　hands　as　the　cab　pulled　away　from　the　curb。　They　weren’t

shaking　anymore。

Unbelievable　as　it　seemed；　he　had　touched　Serena　with　those　very

hands　while　they　were　dancing。　And　now　he　was　alone