ezed in between Thaddeus and the protective railing that
snaked around the terrace。 ？I？m so glad we get to be out and not have to worry about going over
our lines or what Ken？s going to yell at us tomorrow。？
？Fucking tell me about it。？ Thaddeus lit a cigarette； took a quick drag； and then passed it off to
Serena。
Serena inhaled the slightly damp butt？she？d already made out with Thaddeus on camera； so a bit
of his spit didn？t bother her？as the waitress set down their drinks。 Thaddeus slid her cocktail
across the table to her。 ？A toast；？ he suggested； lifting his pink cosmo into the air。
Pink cosmo？
？Definitely。？ Serena clinked her glass to his。 ？To an incredible movie。？
？To an incredible costar；？ Thaddeus corrected； cocking his eyebrow。 ？And an incredible debut。？
He draped his arm over the back of the bench and pulled Serena a little closer； resting his left
hand on her left shoulder。 ？The fireworks are going to really get going soon； huh？？ He nodded
toward the river； where a small one had already exploded。
The DJ started playing a mellower tune； something by the Raves。
？I know this song！？ Serena cried。 It sounded familiar but she couldn？t place it。
？It？s the Raves；？Thaddeus explained。？I？m pretty tight with their drummer。？ He reached over and
took the burning cigarette from Serena； inhaling furtively。
？Really？ I know the girl singing。 Her name？s Jenny。 We went to high school together。 Wait； I
think she might have dated your friend； the drummer； what？s his name 。。。？？
？No。？ Thaddeus laughed。 ？I don？t think she？s quite his type。？
Oh？ And what type is that？
Serena wasn？t sure what that was supposed to mean； but she hadn？t e