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t。　Whowas　this

guy？

？It？s　crazy　work；　but　somebody？s　got　to　do　it。？　He　recrossed　his　legs　and　leaned　back；　studying

her　from　head　to　toe。　？But　you　look　fabulous。　Gorgeous。　Just　like　Thad　said。？

？Right。　Thad；？　she　repeated；　growing　suspicious。

？Oh　my　gosh；　I　totally　didn？t　introduce　myself。　I　have　a　tendency　to　do　that。　I　just　talk　and　talk；

because　I　get　nervous　usually；　although　you？re　so　sweet　and　pretty　I　don？t　see　how　you　could

make　anyone　nervous；　unless　it　was　some　boy　who　wanted　to　ask　you　out。。。。？

Serena　blushed。　Who　was　this　person？

？And　I？m　still　babbling；？　he　continued。　？Oh　my　gosh；　I？m　so　stupid　sometimes。　I？m　Serge。　It？s

so　great　to　meet　you　finally。？

？Serge；？　she　repeated。Serge？　Serge？　Who　the　hell　was　Serge？

？Serge。　Thad？s　boyfriend？？　he　clarified。　？I　can？t　believe　it？s　been　so　long　and　we　haven？t　met

before　now。　I？ll　have　to　punch　Thad　when　I　see　him。　Keeping　us　apart　like　this。　Ridiculous。？

Thad？s　。。。what？

？Oh；　Thad　talks　about　you　so　much；？　she　lied。　？I　can？t　believe　that　we　never　met　either。？

？I　guess　itkind　of　makes　sense；？　Serge　admitted；　grabbing　a　tub　of　concealer　off　the　vanity　and

fiddling　with　it。　？We？ve　got　to　be　kind　of　discreet；　so　most　of　the　time　I？m　just　sitting　around　my

room。　I　mean；　we？re　not　even　in　the　samehotel　。　I？m　holed　up　at　the　Mercer。　But　you　know　how　it

is？you？ve　been　posing　with　those　photos　with　him　all　around　town。　You？re　the　sweetest。　We　both

really　appreciate　it。？

Those　photos？　The　kiss　had　been　just　for　photographers？　Thad　had　been　using　her？　Serena

slumped　against　the　wall。　She　couldn？t　believe　she？d　been　so　mistaken。　She？d　thought　they？d　had

a　real　connection；