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for　why　he？d　called　her　in　the　first　place。　？I　just　thought　you？d　want　to　know　I？ve　decided　to　quit。

You　know？quit　smoking　weed。？　He　kicked　at　a　clump　of　frozen　dirt。　He　wasn？t　even　sure　if　that

was　true。　Was　hereally　quitting？　Forgood　？

Blair　gripped　the　phone　in　confused　silence　on　the　other　end。　Nate　had　always　been

random？especially　when　he　was　stoned？but　neverthis　random。　Gianni　tapped　his　tortoise…shell

b　against　the　back　of　her　chair　impatiently。　？Well；　good　for　you；？　she　responded　finally。　？Look；

I　have　to　go；　okay？？

Blair　sounded　distracted；　and　Nate　wasn？t　even　sure　why　he？d　called　her　in　the　first　place。　？See

you；？　he　mumbled；　tucking　his　phone　back　into　his　coat　pocket。

？Bye。？　Blair　tossed　her　silvery　pink　Nokia　phone　into　her　red　bowling　bag　and　sat　up　straight　in

the　leather　swivel　chair。　？I？m　ready；？　she　told　Gianni；　trying　to　sound　confident。　？Just　remember；　I

want　it　short　butfeminine　。？

Amused　creases　appeared　in　Gianni？s　tanned；　intentionally　stubbly　cheeks。　He　winked　a

long…lashed；　dark　brown　eye。　？Jes　lika　Katerina　Hepburn。　Right？？

Uh…oh。

Blair　tightened　the　belt　on　her　beige　salon　robe　and　glared　at　Gianni？s　overly　pomaded　black　hair

in　the　mirror；　praying　he　wasn？t　as　stupid　and　inpetent　as　he　sounded。　Maybe　it　was　a　just　a

language　thing。　？No；not　Katherine　Hepburn。

AudreyHepburn。　You　know；　likeBreakfast　at　Tiffany？s　？My　Fair　Lady　？Funny　Face　？？　Blair

searched　her　brain　for　a　more　current　celebrity　reference；　someone　with　a　decent　short　haircut。　？Or

maybe　like　Selma　Blair；？　she　added　desperately；　even　though　Selma？s　haircut　was　more

tomboyish　than　what　she　had　in　mind。

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