第6部分(第5/7 頁)

n　us；　gratis。　So；　we？ll　see　you　in　Les？s　tent　in　Bryant　Park　on

Friday　at　4P。M。　sharp；　okay？　You？ll　be　on　the　list　and　you　can　invite　four　friends。　Look　for　the

girls　holding　clipboards　and　wearing　headsets。　They？ll　tell　you　exactly　where　to　go。？

Serena　took　the　bag。Score！

？Don？t　I　need　to　be　fitted　for　anything；　or　practice　walking　on　the　runway；　or　whatever？？　she

asked；　pulling　her　white　cashmere　cap　down　over　her　ears。

The　guy　rolled　his　eyes　in　a　camp；　don？t…be…silly　way。　？Honey；　you？re　a　natural。　Trust　me；　you？ll

look　good　no　matterwhat　you　do。？　He　handed　her　his　card。Guy　Reed；　Chief　d？Affairs；　Les　Best

Couture；　it　read。　？If　you　have　any　questions；　just　call。？　He　gave　her　a　quick　kiss　on　the

cheek。　？Hey；　whatis　that　scent　you？re　wearing？？

Serena　smiled。　She　was　used　to　people　asking　about　her　scent；　too。　？I　mix　it　myself；？　she　told

him；　fully　aware　that　her　answer　was　just　as　mysterious　as　the　scent。

Guy　closed　his　eyes　and　inhaled　deeply。　？Mmm。　Dee…lish。？　He　opened　his　eyes　again。　？I？m

going　to　have　to　tell　Les　about　that；　too。　He？s　been　searching　for　a　signature　scent。？　He　reached　up

and　gave　Serena？s　hat　strings　a　playful　tug　with　his　tanned　fingers。　？See　you　Friday；　doll。　Stay

warm。　And　don？t　forget；　the　after…party　is　even　better　than　the　show！？

Serena　gave　him　a　quick　air　kiss　and　then　headed　out　into　the　cold。　She　couldn？t　wait　to　give

Aaron　his　present　and　tell　him　the　news。　He　could　wear　the　jacket　to　the　show　and　then　they　could

drop　by　the　after…party　together　so　she　could　show　him　off。

Outside；　she　no　sooner　lifted　her　cashmere…mittened　hand　than　four　cabs　on　West　Fourteenth

Street　screeched　to　a　halt　and　honked　for