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entmindedly　braiding　her　hair　over　one　shoulder。　？I？m　going　to

Santa　Cruz　at　the　end　of　the　summer　anyway。　I　have　no　claim　on　you。　But　we？ve　had　a　great　time；

haven？t　we？？

？Sure。　It？s　been　amazing。？　He　paused。　？Do　you　hear　that？？

A　dull　roar　broke　the　evening？s　quiet：　the　sound　of　honking　horns　and　idling　cars　mixed　with　the

occasional　scream　and　the　relentless　clicks　of　a　thousand　cameras。

？Is　that　the　party？？　Bree　remarked。　？It？s　so　。　。　。noisy　。？

Did　she　expect　the　party　of　the　month　to　be　a　quiet　affair？

？e　on；？　Dan　urged；　grabbing　her　hand；　thrilled　he　had　an　excuse　to　cut　the　conversation　short。

He　was　not　in　the　mood　to　discuss　the　state　of　his　relationship　with　Vanessa。　And　the　truth　was；　he

had　no　answers。　？I　don？t　want　to　be　late。？

Holly　Golightly？s　quiet　street　was　quiet　no　more。　There　were　barricades　and　bouncers　stationed

at　both　ends　of　the　block；　and　an　honest…to…God　red　carpet　right　down　the　middle　of　the　street　and

up　to　the　town　house。　On　Second　Avenue；　the　line　of　limos　was　two　blocks　long；　and　on　the　corner

was　a　roped　off　area　heaving　with　reporters　and　photographers。

At　the　door　of　the　town　house；　Dan　surrendered　his　invite　to　the　massive　goateed　bouncer；　who

nodded　gruffly　and　stamped　their　hands　much　more　forcefully　than　was　neces…sary。

？Want　something　to　drink？？　Dan　asked　Bree　as　they　strolled　past　a　long　table　set　with　elegant

champagne　flutes。

？I？m　not　sure　I　should　be　drinking　tonight；？　Bree　replied　in　such　a　stern　tone　that　Dan　couldn？t

help　but　think　she　was　implying　thathe　shouldn？t　drink　either。

Well；　isn？t　she　the　life　of　the　party？

Dan　grabbed　two　glasses？if　she　wasn？t　going　to　drink；　t