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somehow　he　made　the　dorky　dialogue　sound　almost　normal。　He　was　standing　so　close　to　Serena

she　could　smell　mint　on　his　breath。　Was　he　really　just　perfect？

Yup。

？I　。。。I　。。。？　Serena　faltered。　？I　just　don？t　know　what　to　say。？

Across　the　room；　behind　the　camera；　Vanessa　cleared　her　throat。

？Don？t　say　anything；？　Thaddeus…as…Jeremy　cooed。　？Just　stand　still　and　let　me　look　at　you。？

Serena　didn？t　move。　She　couldn？t　help　but　believe　everything　Thaddeus　was　saying。

？I？m　going　to　stop　you　here；？　announced　Ken　Mogul。　？Holly；　babes；　remember：　you？renot

Serena。　You？re　Holly。？

？Okay；？　Serena　whispered。　She　didn？t　feel　like　Holly　Golightly。　She　felt　like　herself　and　like　the

perfect　guy　was　right　in　front　of　her。　She？d　spent　her　whole　life　not　acting　fake　around　guys：　it

was　kind　of　hard　toact　around　one；　especially　one　so　。。。　cute。

？And　quit　with　that　hand　stuff；？　Ken　whined；　sounding　like　a　big　baby。　？Looks　like　you？re

swatting　away　mosquitoes。？

？Sorry。？　Through　the　open　window　Serena　could　hear　the　sound　of　traffic　whizzing　by。　She　kind

of　wished　she　were　out　there　instead；　window　shopping　on　Mercer　Street　in　Soho　with　Thaddeus

or　maybe　letting　him　feed　her　sushi　on　the　roof　of　Sushi　Samba；　just　a　few　blocks　downtown。

Thaddeus　leaned　out　of　the　large　window　and　inhaled　deeply。　Was　he　reading　her　mind？

？Just　listen　to　Thad；？　Ken　continued　with　his　finger　still　up　his　nose。　？He？s　not　Thad；　anymore？is

he？　No；　he？s　Jeremy。　You　hear　that？his　shyness？　His　nervousness？　He？s　terrified　of　you；　you　see。

Terrified　and　enchanted。　Make　us　all　feel　that；　okay？　Make　us　all　fall　in　love　with　you。？

Like　that　was　ever　difficult　before。

？Let？s　go