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dash　down　the　aisle　of　Brick　Church；　wearing　the　exact　same　Oscar　de　la　Renta　suit　Blair　was

wearing。

？I？ll　try；？　Serena　sighed。

Blair　returned　to　her　station　in　front　of　Tiffany。　She　had　a　lot　of　work　to　do；　but　she　had　to　admit

it　was　kind　of　fun　bossing　Serena　around　for　a　change。

All　in　the　name　of　friendship。

just　another　manic　sunday　in　the　park　with　v　。　。　。　and　d

With　Nils　tugging　at　her　left　hand　and　Edgar　pulling　on　her　right？or　was　it　Nils　on　the　right　and

Edgar　on　the　left？？　Vanessa　Abrams　remembered　why　it　was　never　a　good　idea　to　have　two　boys

vying　for　one　girl？s　attention。

Like　she　hadn？t　already　learnedthat　lesson。

？e　on；　e　on；？　plained　one　of　the　boys？who　cared　which　one　anymore？　Their　tiny

hands　were　sticky；　their　little…boy　voices　whiny；　and　besides　that　they　werestrong　。　They　had　grips

of　steel；　and　since　they　refused　to　slow　down；　Vanessa　was　half　walking　and　half　being　dragged

along　Central　Park？s　shady　asphalt　paths。　It　reminded　her　of　the　times　she　and　Aaron　had　walked

his　fawn…and…white　purebred　boxer；　Mookie；　together；　except　the　twins　were　even　more　eager　to

get　outside　than　that　dog　had　been。　If　they？d　had　tails；　they？d　have　been　wagging　them　insanely。

？Christ；？　muttered　Vanessa。　？Slow　down；　please！？

Eighteen　dollars　an　hour；　eighteen　dollars　an　hour。She？d　already　made　thirty…six　dollars　that　day；

not　a　fortune；　but　it　would　go　right　in　the　coffers　for　her　next　project。

How　about　her　nextapartment　？

Vanessa　stumbled　a　little　as　the　boys　stopped　short　in　front　of　an　umbrella…covered　cart。

？Can　we　get　ice　cream　sandwiches？？

She　highly　doubted　that　their　mother　had　ever　in　her　life　t