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nd　of　forward；　but　you　know；　I？m　a　person　who　believes　in　taking　chances。　I　believe　that

the　universe　rewards　bold　actions；　don？t　you？？

Dan　nodded　eagerly。

？Anyway；　I？m　kind　of　lonely　this　summer。　I　grew　up　here　in　Greenwich　Village　but　I　was　in

boarding　school　out　west；　so　I　don？t　really　know　anyone　in　the　city　anymore。　I？m　going　to　UC

Santa　Cruz　in　the　fall；　but　I　don？t　want　to　spend　my　last　summer　in　the　city　all　by　myself。？

？No；　definitely　not；？　Dan　agreed。　？I？d　love　to　hang　out。？

？Awesome！？　Bree　cried；　hopping　down　from　the　ledge。　？What？s　your　schedule　like？？

？Well；　I　work　days。　So　anytime　after　six。？

？Cool。　Do　you　think　you？d　be　up　for　Bikram？？

？Sure；？　Dan　nodded；　even　though　he？d　never　heard　of　it。　He　didn？t　go　out　to　clubs　very　often。

？Awesome！？　she　squealed　again。　？Give　me　your　number　and　I？ll　call　and　confirm；　but　let？s　say

Saturday？？

Dan　recited　his　number　and　she　typed　it　into　her　hot　pink　Razr。　He　had　officially　taken　a　much

longer　break　than　he　was　entitled　to；　but　after　Bree　strolled　away　he　had　to　light　another　Camel　to

calm　his　nerves。　He　wasn？t　quite　sure　what　Bikram　was？a　trendy　new　nightclub？　Some　new

Indian　restaurant？　Maybe　it　was　a　new　underground　independent　film？　But　it　didn？t　matter。

Vanessa　was　busy　filming；　and　he？d　scored　a　hot　date　with　a　sweet；　gorgeous　girl　who　loved　to

read。

Oh；　it？s　sure　to　be　a　hot　date　indeed。

lights；　camera；　but　no　action

？Cut！？　barked　Ken　Mogul。　？Fuck！？　He　threw　his　fluorescent　green　clipboard　onto　the　floor　and

leapt　out　of　the　metal　swivel　chair　he？d　been　slumped　in。　？Let？s　take　ten；　please。　I　need　a　fucking

smoke。？

Serena？s　hands　trembled　as　she　he