them over to an enormous sectional sofa and froze suddenly。 ？Psst；？
he hissed； turning and grinning maniacally at Blair。 ？Teais just a code word formartinis 。？ He
winked。
Blair winked back at him； a slow smile spreading across her face。 This was not what she？d been
expecting。
It was way；way better。
will v ever eat lunch in this town again？
？Okay； let？s do a take；？ Ken Mogul said to his first assistant director。 He slouched glumly in a
tall canvas chair embla…zoned with his initials； clenching a chewed…up ballpoint pen in his teeth。
Vanessa focused her camera on the table where she？d be shooting。 Fred？s； the Barneys restaurant
that was central to the action of the movie； was a mob scene。 Instead of the usual lunch crowd； the
restaurant was flooded with harsh； industrial lighting and crammed full of the
hundred…strongBreakfast at Fred？s crew。 They？d moved out most of the chairs and tables to help
acmodate everyone； but between the makeup people； prop people； hair people； lighting people；
gofers； assistant directors； assistants to the assistant directors； and interns； it was kind of a tight fit。
Just like the shoe department during the end…of…season sale。
？Okay； let？s do a take！？ the assistant yelled。 Everyone scurried away and Ken Mogul waved at
Vanessa； who was stationed to his right； peering through the viewfinder of her camera。？Go ahead
and roll；Vanessa。？
？We？re rolling！？ Vanessa shouted proudly。 She？d always dreamed of saying that； although she？d
imagined saying it inside a morgue or some other grim place where her first inde…pendent feature
would be set。 Certainly not in Barneys with Thaddeus Smith playing the lead。 Still