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e　asked；　determined　that　the　ugly　incident　with　the

paparazzi　wouldn？t　put　a　damper　on　the　evening。　After　all；　this　was　the　first　time　she？d　had

Thaddeus　all　to　herself。　There　was　no　angry　director；　no　fussy　cinematographer；　no　script　to　follow。

She　wasn？t　going　to　let　this　moment　pass。

He　shrugged。　？Maybe　we　should　just　sit　here　for　a　while。？　He　sank　down　onto　the　stoop。　？Are

you　okay？？

？I？m　fine；？　she　breathed；　delicately　pulling　at　her　dress　before　sitting　down　next　to　him。

？That　fucking　photographer；？　he　growled　sulkily。

Serena　put　a　protective　hand　on　his　leg。　？He　was　just　an　asshole。？　She　smiled　cheerfully　at

him。　？Don？t　worry　about　it。　e　up　and　I？ll　make　you　a　nice　cold　mojito。？

？Sometimes　I　just　get　tired　of　it？the　way　they　talk　to　you　like　they　know　you。　The　way　he　called

me　Thad；　you　know？？　Thaddeus　went　on；　ignoring　her　invitation。　Serena　blinked　at　the　sliver　of

moon　hovering　over　a　Seventy…second　Street　high…rise。

？It　must　be　hard　for　you。　I　mean；　people　probably　think　they　know　you。　They　see　your　movies；

they　see　you　in　ma