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e　kids　were　all　cleaned　up；　sporting

snazzy　blue　blazers　with　brass　buttons；　seersucker　shorts；　and　perfectly　pressed　white　cotton

oxfords。　Their　blond　hair　was　parted　in　slick；　tidy　hairstyles。　They　looked　miserable。

？Dan；？　Vanessa　stammered；　clearly　surprised。　？What　are　you　doing　here？？

？I　。。。　I　thought　maybe　you　put　me　on　a　list　。。。before　。。。？　he　stammered。　？I　didn？t　think　you？d　be

here；　after；　you　know？？

？Their　sister　worked　on　the　movie。？　Vanessa　put　her　hands　on　top　of　the　boys？　heads。　？So　I　had

to。？　？Hi；？　said　Bree　unfortably。　？I？m　Bree。　We　sort　of　met　the　other　day。？　？I？m　Vanessa。？　She

smirked。　Bree？　What　kind　of　bullshit　name　wasthat　？

？I？m　Edgar；？　offered　one　of　the　twins；　puffing　his　chest　out　proudly。　He　removed　his　hand　from

Vanessa？s　and　extended　it　in　Bree？s　direction。　Maybe　he？d　forgotten　his　little　puking　episode？

？I？m　Nils；？　said　the　other　boy；　gently　pushing　his　brother　out　of　the　way　and　beaming　at　Bree。

Dan　couldn？t　help　noticing　they　sounded　a　little　like　mini　Chucks。

They　start　early；　those　Upper　East　Side　boys。