there to discuss Jenny
Humphrey？s romantic life。 She sipped her sugary drink and batted her eyelashes at the crowd of
girls that had assembled just beyond the velvet rope bordering the VIP area。 The girls； all boasting
hideous blowouts and way too much eyeliner； were giggling and taking pictures of her and
Thaddeus with their cell phones。
They？re probably going to e…mail them to some gossip Web site；thought Serena with annoyance。
Oh； don？t be such a ninny。
A massive round of fireworks erupted with a violent bang； and Serena gave a frightened little
yelp； burying herself in Thaddeus Smith？s warm； muscular embrace。
？Don？t worry。？ He laughed。 ？It？s just noise。？
？I think our cover is blown；？ Serena told him； gesturing with her eyes toward the gaggle of girls。
？I？ll never quite get used to it。？ Thaddeus frowned。 ？I mean； no doubt some fuzzy little camera
phone picture of us will end up in the papers。？
？Yeah； it？s weird；？ Serena whispered； accidentally grazing Thaddeus？s ear with the tip of her
nose。
？Do me a favor？？Thaddeus asked。
Before Serena could open her mouth to answer； he leaned in and kissed her gently on the lips。
The timing was perfect： over the Hudson a massive explosion of fireworks resounded with a bang；
their lights twinkling and then fading in an instant。 It was totally cheesy but totally romantic： a
totally Hollywood moment。
Like；whoa。
n？s woman trouble
？Dude！ Nate！？ Anthony Avuldsen leaned out the window of his black BMW M3； honking the
horn。
Nate was locking his bike to a PRIVATEPROPERTY；NOTRESPASSINGsign on the edge of
Main Beach？s dirt parking lot。 He was supposed to meet Tawny but