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y。？

？Elise；　this　is　Leo。　Leo；　this　is　Elise；？　Jenny　introduced　them　sweetly。　The　bus　halted　abruptly

and　Leo　reached　for　her　shoulder　to　steady　himself。Oh；　God。　He　touched　me！　He　touched　me！

Jenny　could　feel　Elise　studying　them　as　she　tried　to　figure　out　what　was　going　on。

？Do　you　go　to　Constance　Billard；　too？？　Leo　asked　Elise。

Elise　nodded；　looking　totally　confused。　All　of　a　sudden；　Jenny　felt　bad　for　her。　She　put　her　arm

around　her　friend　and　smiled　up　at　Leo。　？We？re　best　friends。？

Elise　giggled　and　let　her　head　fall　on　Jenny？s　shoulder。　？I　guess　you　found　your　hat；？　she

whispered　quietly。

？Yup；？　Jenny　giggled　back；　relieved　that　Elise　was　cool　enough　not　to　ask　too　many　questions。

When　they　were　alone；　she　would　explain　everything；　just　like　best　friends　were　supposed　to。　She

gazed　up　at　Leo？s　perfectly　structured；　perfectly　paintable　face；　swooning　as　he　flashed　his　shy；

chipped…tooth　smile　again。　？I　knew　your　name　couldn？t　be　Lance。？

vturns　down　chance　to　film　deposing　fish　bodies！

？Glad　you　could　make　it；？　Ken　Mogul　said　on　Wednesday　afternoon　when　Vanessa　joined　him　at

a　booth　in　Chippies；　the　new　Williamsburg　coffee　shop　down　the　street　from　where　she　lived。　He

pushed　a　steaming　mug　of　cappuccino　toward　her。　？I　ordered　for　both　of　us。　Hope　that？s　cool　by

you。？

Vanessa　sat　down　with　her　black　down　parka　on　and　clasped　the　mug　with　both　hands；　pursing

her　lips　as　she　blew　on　the　hot；　milky　froth。　？Thanks　for　hooking　me　up　with　that　whole　fashion

show　gig；？　she　said。　？It　was　such　a　gas。？　She　winced；　hating　the　way　she　sounded　when　she　talked

to　Ken　Mogul。　Like　some　brainless　poser　fool。

Ken　pushed　his　tortoise…she