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s　Remi　brothers　in　October。　The

photo　had　been　picked　up　by　a　New　York　Transit　Authority　arts　project　and　had　wound　up　being

pasted　all　over　the　city。

？Are　you　interested？？　the　guy　asked；　raising　his　blond…tinted　eyebrows　hopefully。　？You？re　just

what　we？ve　been　looking　for。？

Serena　fiddled　with　the　ties　on　her　white　cashmere　earflap　hat。　This　Friday　she　and　Aaron　had

planned　to　spend　the　whole　night　together；　drinking　at　Soap　on　the　Lower　East　Side；　watching

late…night　TV　in　her　bedroom；　and　。　。　。　hanging　out。

Whateverthat　means。

Yes；　Iaminterested；　Serena　thought。　She　and　Aaron　could　hang　out　any　time。　They　had　the　rest　of

their　lives　to　hang　out　together！　Getting　asked　to　be　in　Les　Best？s　show　during　New　York　Fashion

Week　was　a　once…in…a…lifetime　opportunity。　It　wasn？t　like　she　wanted　to　make　a　career　of

modeling　or　anything；　but　this　was　her　chance　to　show　Les　Best　how　much　she　truly　appreciated

his　clothes。　Plus；　it　would　befun　。　Aaron　would　understand　that。　In　fact；　he　was　such　a　wonderful

boyfriend；　he？d　probablyencourage　her　to　do　it。

？I？d　love　to；？　Serena　answered　finally。　She　pursed　her　not…too…full；　not…too…thin　lips　and　then

grinned　at　her　own　ballsiness。　？But　only　if　I　can　have　your　jacket。　I　was　looking　for　that　exact　one

for　my　boyfriend　and　a　little　bird　told　me　you　took　the　last　one。？

？Oh　my　God；　totally。？　The　blond　guy　whipped　off　the　bright　green　jacket　and　folded　it　expertly。

Walking　over　to　the　register；　he　wrapped　the　jacket　in　black　tissue　paper　and　tucked　it　into　a　prized

white　Les　Best　shopping　bag。　？There　you　are；　darling。？　He　offered　the　bag　to　Serena。　？I？ve　only

worn　it　for　like；　an　hour。　And　it？s　o