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：　sheer　boredom。

She　turned　back　to　Ken。　？I？ll　have　to　think　about　it。？

Ken　took　his　feet　off　the　desk　and　fiddled　with　his　papers；　finally　unearthing　a　beaten　pack　of

cigarettes。　He　stuck　one　in　his　mouth　but　didn？t　light　it。　？The　female　lead　was　supposed　to　be　my

wife；？　Ken　continued；　？but；　as　you　already　know；　I？ve　decided　to　go　in　another　direction。？

？Wife？？　Vanessa　could　hardly　believe　that　anyone　would　dream　of　marrying　a　googly…eyed；

neurotic；　conceited　freak　like　Ken　Mogul。

？Heather。　I　think　she　showed　you　in。？

Miss　Congeniality　was　Mrs。　Mogul？

？Oh；　right。？　Vanessa　couldn？t　resist　taking　another　peek　at　the　nudie　photo　behind　the　desk。　It

looked　like　a　scene　from　a　pirated　porn　movie。

Freaks　of　the　Caribbean？

？Well；　now　she？s　not　speaking　to　me　because　I？ve　decided　to　go　with　Serena。　Serena？s　going　to

be　huge。　And　so　are　you。？

？I？m　honored；？　Vanessa　replied。　？I　really　am。　But　you？ll　have　to　let　me　think　about　it；　okay？？

Better　think　fast；　honey。　Hollywood　waits　for　no　one！

d？s　got　a　golden　ticket

Dan　had　seen　Bree　in　several　variations　of　exercise　gear　and；　of　course；　pletely　naked；　but

he？d　never　seen　her　all　put　together　for　an　evening　out。　So　when　he　emerged　from　the　6　train

station　at　Seventy…seventh　Street　he　was　taken　aback　to　find　her　waiting　for　him；　a　vision　in　a

simple　white　silk　camisole；　with　her　blond　hair？which　he？d　never　seen　down？　cascading　over　her

sun…kissed　shoulders。　Her　long；　below…the…knee　embroidered　turquoise　skirt　looked　like　something

she？d　unearthed　at　a　flea　market　in　Turkey。

Dan　was　wearing　the　closest　thing　he　had　to　a　party　outfit：　a　sharp　charcoal　gray　slim…cut　Agn？s