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our　camera。　Buzz　me　up？”　Hollis　yelled　into　the　inter。　Vanessa　looked　around　in　panic。　The　general　level　of　cleanliness　of　the　Humphrey　apartment　always　hovered　somewhere　between　dusty　and　disastrous；　and　it　was　closer　to　the　disastrous　end　of　the　spectrum　today。　With　Rufus　and　Dan　away；　Vanessa　had　gotten　lazy。　There　were　half…empty　mugs　of　tea　everywhere；　her　clothes　created　a　messy　trail　from　the　living　room　to　the　bedroom；　and　she　was　in　her　pj’s；　a　cut…up　black　sweatshirt　and　boy　shorts。

She　quickly　ran　into　the　bathroom　and　bed　her　fingers　through　her　short　black　hair。　Right　now；　the　back　was　misbehaving；　turning　up　in　a　little　ducktail　no　matter　how　many　times　she　smoothed　it　down。　She　frowned　as　she　noticed　a　deodorant　stain　on　the　outside　edge　of　her　sweatshirt。　She　hurriedly　threw　the　sweatshirt　on　the　floor　and　ran　into　her　bedroom。　She　rifled　through　the　dresser　drawer　and　picked　out　a　gray　long…sleeve　thermal　T…shirt　and　an　old　Marc　by　Marc　Jacobs　jean　skirt　she’d　co…opted　from　Blair　Waldorf　during　the　few　weeks　they’d　been　roommates　the　year　before。　She　just　finished　buttoning　the　skirt　when　she　heard　a　knock　on　the　door。

She　swung　open　the　door　and　stood　in　the　entrance。　Hollis　wore　a　messenger　cap　and　square　Prada　glasses。　His　gray　eyes　looked　slightly　tired；　like　he　hadn’t　gotten　a　good　night’s　sleep　in　a　few　days。

Vanessa　grinned　firmly；　but　kept　her　body　wedged　in　the　doorframe。　It　probably　wasn’t　a　good　idea　to　let　him　inside。

“Ever　heard　of　e…mail？”　she　challenged；　crossing　her　arms　over　her　chest。　In　her　haste　to　get　ready；　she　hadn’t　put　on　a　bra；　and　hoped　it　wasn’t　obvious。

Hollis　grinned。　Vanessa　tore　her　eyes　away　from　his　broad；　easy　smile。　“Hey　yourself；　Cinderella。”

“Sorry　about　that；”　Vanessa　apolo