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e　sushi　for　lunch　if　you　wait　for　me　to　whip　off　an　e…mail　in　the　lab。？

？Okay。？　Zeke　shrugged；　trying　not　to　look　too　excited　that　his　old　friend　was　actually　deigning　to

pay　attention　to　him　again。　Since　when　did　Dan　Humphrey；　king　of　cheap　egg　rolls　and　bad　coffee；

eatsushi　？

？Heard　you　got　lucky　Friday　night！？　Chuck　Bass　shouted　Dan？s　way　as　they　passed　each　other

on　the　stairwell。　Chuck　was　wearing　his　Riverside　Prep　uniform　navy　blue　V…neck　sweater　with

nothing　on　underneath　it。　？Nice　work。？

？Thanks；？　Dan　muttered；　hurrying　upstairs　to　the　puter　lab。　He　was　kidding　himself　if　he

thought　Vanessa　wasn？t　going　to　find　out　about　him　and　Mystery；　but　as　soon　as　she　received　his

latest　poem　he　was　convinced　she？d　forgive　him。　Just　as　Mystery　had　written　in　her　note？he　was　a

charmer。

girls　go　gaga　over　secret　admirers

Vanessa　felt　a　little　ridiculous　hanging　out　with　the　desperate　girls　in　the　packed；　overheated

Constance　Billard　puter　lab；　all　checking　their　e…mail　for　the　hundredth　time　to　see　who？d　sent

them　a　pathetic　e…card　for　Valentine？s　Day　or　posted　a　message　on　their　Secret　Admirer　page；　the

alarmingly　uncreative　new　tradition　the　school　had　started　last　Valentine？s　Day。　But　Dan　usually

logged　on　at　least　once　a　day；　and　since　he？d　been　so　busy　this　weekend　meeting　Rusty　Klein　at

the　Better　Than　Naked　show　and　hadn？t　had　a　chance　to　call　her　back　all　weekend；　she　figured　he

might　try　to　e…mail　her　today；　especially　since　it　was　Valentine？s　Day？　not　that　either　of　them

really　bought　into　that　mercial　holiday　bullshit。

Of　course　not。

？Hey；？　she　heard　someone　say。　It　was　Dan？s　little　sister；　checking　out　her　Secret　Admir