and steamed to perfection by Blair？s stalker/intern； were hung； an inch apart； on a rolling rack。
Gotcha。 Serena grabbed the perfect little black dress。 It was cut to fit her proportions exactly； and
though the thin shoulder straps were covered with a subtle spray of jet…black bead…ing； it was
otherwise sleek and simple。 This was so much easier than shopping。
Right； shopping is a total drag。
Tearing open the plastic cover that kept the dust at bay； Serena slipped the dress off its hanger
and wadded it up into her bag。 Technically； she wasn？t supposed to just help herself to the
costumes。 Stealing it out of the trailer gave her a rush she？d only experienced one other time；
when she was ten and stole a Bonne Belle bubblegum Lip Smacker from Boyd？s。 A knock on the
trailer door made her freeze； petrified。
？Who is it？？ she asked shakily； quickly zipping up her orange Herm？s canvas tote。
？Thad？？ A thin； gorgeously tanned guy poked his head through the trailer door。 His spiky brown
hair was in artful disarray； and beneath his perfectly arched eyebrows his eyes were huge and
green； with long； beautiful lashes。 He wore a snug black sleeveless tee and sported intricate tattoos
of fish up and down his long； skinny arms。
？No； it？s me；？ Serena apologized。 ？Thad？s trailer is the next one over。？
？Oh my gosh！？ The boy blushed deeply。 ？I？mso sorry。 I guess I should know better than to go
charging into trailers。？
？No； no； it？s okay。？ Serena relaxed when she realized he wasn？t there to bust her for
stealing。 ？I？m Serena。？
？Oh my gosh； hi！？ the stranger cried； skipping into the trailer； wallet chain jingling； hands
extended； letting the door slam behind him。
So much for stealing clothes in the still of the night。
？Oh my gosh；Serena 。 It？s so good to meet you finally。？ He grabbed her free hand in both of his
and held it。
？Um； you too；？ she stammered。 He had the faintest accent that she couldn？t quite place and she
was drawing a total blank。 Was she supposed to know this guy？
？Damn； would you look at me？ Just barging in here？ You？re in the middle of something and I
just swoop in like any gushing fan off the street。 I？m so sorry。 You must think I？m crazy。？ The boy
released her hand and shook his head； laughing。
？No； no； I？m not busy or anything；？ she lied； clutching her tote close to her chest。 ？I was just
picking up something I left behind。？
？So Thad said you guys are all done shooting？？ the boy asked。 ？Do you mind if I sit？ I？m gonna
sit。？ He settled into the chair in front of the vanity and crossed his legs。
Please sit。
？Yeah； we？re done。 Thank God！？ Serena tried not to look as perplexed as she felt。 Whowas this
guy？
？It？s crazy work； but somebody？s got to do it。？ He recrossed his legs and leaned back； studying
her from head to toe。 ？But you look fabulous。 Gorgeous。 Just like Thad said。？
？Right。 Thad；？ she repeated； growing suspicious。
？Oh my gosh； I totally didn？t introduce myself。 I have a tendency to do that。 I just talk and talk；
because I get nervous usually； although you？re so sweet and pretty I don？t see how you could
make anyone nervous； unless it was some boy who wanted to ask you out。。。。？
Serena blushed。 Who was this person？
？And I？m still babbling；？ he continued。 ？Oh my gosh； I？m so stupid sometimes。 I？m Serge。 It？s
so great to meet you finally。？
？Serge；？ she repeated。Serge？ Serge？ Who the hell was Serge？
？Serge。 Thad？s boyfriend？？ he clarified。 ？I can？t believe it？s been so long and we haven？t met
before now。 I？ll have to punch Thad when I see him。 Keeping us apart like this。 Ridiculous。？
Thad？s 。。。what？
？Oh； Thad talks about you so much；？ she lied。 ？I can？t believe that we never met either。？
？I guess itkind of makes sense；？ Serge admitted； grabbing a tub of concealer off the vanity and
fiddling with it。 ？We？ve got to be kind of discreet； so most of the time I？m just sitting around my
room。 I mean； we？re not even in the samehotel 。 I？m holed up at the Mercer。 But you know how it
is？you？ve been posing with those photos with him all around town。 You？re the sweetest。 We both
really appreciate it。？
Those photos？ The kiss had been just for photographers？ Thad had been using her？ Serena
slumped against the wall。 She couldn？t believe she？d been so mistaken。 She？d thought they？d had
a real connection； but he was just a beautiful gay guy with an adorable boyfriend he had to keep
secret。 She had to sit down。
？Yeah。？ Serena dropped her bag on the ground and took a seat on the builtin sofa； kicking off her
wedges and curling her legs up underneath her。？Well；you know；Thad？s the greatest。 I？m just
happy to help out。？ She sighed。 It was almost the truth。 She should have been annoyed or mad or
hurt or something； but really； she couldn？t believe she hadn？t figured it out sooner。
Not that she？d gotten too many clues。
？I told him he was so lucky to be working with such an awesome costar。 I mean； sometimes his
leading ladies get so crazy and possessive they actually think they？redating 。 It？s like they can？t
tell the difference between fantasy and reality。 I mean； hello？ It？s justpretend 。？
？Mmm。？ Serena nodded。
？But not you；？ Serge gushed。 ？You？re like an old pro； even though this is your first movie！ I
want you to be in all of Thad？s movies from now on。 Promise you will！？
？Oh； stop。？ Serena giggled。 It was hard to be upset or hurt when both Thaddeus and his boyfriend
were sonice。
？No； I mean it；？ Serge cried； leaping out of his seat and throwing himself onto the couch next to
her。 ？Youhave to e to our place in Palm Springs for the weekend。 We？ll have such a ball！ And
if you？re interested 。。。 I think I might know an awesome guy for you。？
？Oh； really？？That sounded fun。
And she could definitely trust his taste in men！
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protect the innocent。 Namely； me。
hey people！
I have literally five minutes to write this？I don？t know when summer vacation got so hectic； but
between tennis lessons at Ocean Colony and cocktail hour on the roof of the Met； I just don？t
know where the day goes。 Let？s start with your e…mail； because there？s only one subject on
everyone？s mind lately。。。。
Q：
Dear GG；
Do you know how I can get an invite to the big party that？s ing this Thursday？ My boyfriend
claims to be taking me； but I suspect he？s bluffing and at the last minute his Jeep will break down
or something。 But I really； really want to go； so I need a plan B。 Help！
？*Struck
A：
Dear *Struck；
The word is they？re watching the guest list pretty closely。 So hopefully your man isn？t
bluffing？or you？re going to be stuck watching the limos arrive like just another moner。 Sorry！
？GG
Q：
Dear GG；
I was just in Amsterdam with my family and managed to sneak away to check out the real sights。
After smoking some hash in a coffee shop； I swear I saw that girl J dancing in a window in the red
light district。 Now I wish I？d asked for a lap dance。 Tell me it was her！
？Despr8
A：
Dear Despr8；
Sorry。 Her parents might be alternative； but I？m afraid our J isn？t。 She？s off studying fine art and
maybe the fine art of fine boys； but lap dancing in the red light district and skeezy tourists are not
part of the curriculum。
？GG
perfect your party small talk
A handy refresher course for all my fellow revelers。 Enjoy！
1） You？re cornered by a lecherous； badly dressed aspiring director who wants you to e back
to his place for a private audition。 Your response：
a） Dream on； perv。
b） Why go to your place？ Grab your video phone and meet me in the bathroom！
c） I？d be happy to； Mr。 Mogul。
2） While in the bathroom line； a portly； producer…type…fellow asks what you thought of his movie。
Your response：
a） I thought there were some casting problems？for example； the young ingenue could？ve had
more ingenuity？but it wasn？t bad。。。。
b） The costumes were pretty； although my belief has always been that when it es to costumes；
less is more。
c） Have you started casting the sequel yet？
3） A world…famous； unbelievably handsome； internationally recognizable movie star asks you to
tango。 Your response：
a） Tango？ I？d rather go somewhere quiet； far from all these paparazzi。
b） Hold me close。 Please； just hold me close。
c） I？ve always found that gay guys make the best dancers！
4） Some leggy starlet type trips and spills her fruity cocktail allover your new taupe suede
Sigerson Morrison ballet flats。 Yourresponse：
a） Nothing？you just hurl your drink in her face。b） My shoes！ My pride and joy！ My raison
d？？tre！c） Screw it。 I？ll dance barefoot！
Done yet？ Don？t cheat。 Okay； the answer to each one is C。 Like you didn？t know that。 See you
tonight！
You know you love me。
gossip girl
v？s date with destiny
Teetering ever so slightly on her black peep…toe Celine plat…form sandals？okay； so they were
technically Blair？s； but she knew her onetime roommate would never e back to