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g　in　the　open　air　and　not　the　pristine　environs　of

Barneys；　and　fiddling　with　his　new　BlackBerry。

Blair　waited　between　the　two　trailers　with　her　loyal　shadow/assistant　Jasmine。　The　younger　girl

had　a　long　Kelly　green　garment　bag　stamped　with　the　ornate　logo　of　the　designer　Bailey　Winter

tossed　over　her　shoulder；　ready　to　protect　Serena？s　gown　from　the　elements　when　the　scene　was

over。

It　must　be　nice　to　have　a　sherpa。

？Serena　on　set！？　called　the　second　assistant　director；　and　Ken？s　army　of　crew　began　to　dash

around　like　ants。

As　soon　as　he　noticed　his　leading　lady；　Ken　Mogul　leapt　out　of　his　seat；　almost　colliding　with　a

four…eyed　intern。　Behind　the　director；　Serena　could　see　the　chiseled　profile　of　Thaddeus　Smith；

leaning　against　his　own　trailer？a　vintage　Airstream　identical　to　hers；　only　painted　baby

blue？chattering　into　a　tiny　black　cell　phone。

？Holly；　love；？　cooed　Ken；　tucking　his　BlackBerry　into　the　back　pocket　of　his　weirdly

inappropriate　tuxedo　pants。　？You　look　ravishing。　The　costume　is　absolutely　flawless。？

Serena　was　wearing　Bailey　Winter？s　night…blue　velvet　smock　dress　and　the　prettiest　silver

bow…tie　flats。　Of　course　her　legs　were　long　and　perfect；　not　that　she　ever　exercised。

Exercise？　How　gauche。

？Thanks；？　Serena　replied　shakily。　She　couldn？t　wait　get　this　over　with。

？Good；？　Ken　barked。　？Let？s　get　some　light　in　here！　This　is　the　real　thing；　people！？

Serena　strolled　over　to　her　mark　on　the　set；　just　as　she？d　practiced　walking　yesterday。

？Let？s　get　light；？　called　the　assistant　director。

The　light　changed：　the　rest　of　the　room　grew　darker　but　the　spot　on　Serena　was　intensely　bright。

She　didn？t　even　bli