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ezed　in　between　Thaddeus　and　the　protective　railing　that

snaked　around　the　terrace。　？I？m　so　glad　we　get　to　be　out　and　not　have　to　worry　about　going　over

our　lines　or　what　Ken？s　going　to　yell　at　us　tomorrow。？

？Fucking　tell　me　about　it。？　Thaddeus　lit　a　cigarette；　took　a　quick　drag；　and　then　passed　it　off　to

Serena。

Serena　inhaled　the　slightly　damp　butt？she？d　already　made　out　with　Thaddeus　on　camera；　so　a　bit

of　his　spit　didn？t　bother　her？as　the　waitress　set　down　their　drinks。　Thaddeus　slid　her　cocktail

across　the　table　to　her。　？A　toast；？　he　suggested；　lifting　his　pink　cosmo　into　the　air。

Pink　cosmo？

？Definitely。？　Serena　clinked　her　glass　to　his。　？To　an　incredible　movie。？

？To　an　incredible　costar；？　Thaddeus　corrected；　cocking　his　eyebrow。　？And　an　incredible　debut。？

He　draped　his　arm　over　the　back　of　the　bench　and　pulled　Serena　a　little　closer；　resting　his　left

hand　on　her　left　shoulder。　？The　fireworks　are　going　to　really　get　going　soon；　huh？？　He　nodded

toward　the　river；　where　a　small　one　had　already　exploded。

The　DJ　started　playing　a　mellower　tune；　something　by　the　Raves。

？I　know　this　song！？　Serena　cried。　It　sounded　familiar　but　she　couldn？t　place　it。

？It？s　the　Raves；？Thaddeus　explained。？I？m　pretty　tight　with　their　drummer。？　He　reached　over　and

took　the　burning　cigarette　from　Serena；　inhaling　furtively。

？Really？　I　know　the　girl　singing。　Her　name？s　Jenny。　We　went　to　high　school　together。　Wait；　I

think　she　might　have　dated　your　friend；　the　drummer；　what？s　his　name　。。。？？

？No。？　Thaddeus　laughed。　？I　don？t　think　she？s　quite　his　type。？

Oh？　And　what　type　is　that？

Serena　wasn？t　sure　what　that　was　supposed　to　mean；　but　she　hadn？t　e