urse； of course；？ agreed Ken。 ？We just need some more rehearsal time； I think。 What do
you think；Vanessa？？
Vanessa hadn？t even caught everything on camera because they hadn？t given her enough time to
set up her equipment。 ？It rocked；？ she lied enthusiastically。 After all； it was only rehearsal。
And by the looks of things； they were going to needlots more of them。
you think you know someone
？Honey； I？m hoooome！？ Dan stuck his head into the doorway of his little sister Jenny？s
bedroom。 ？Vanessa？？
？Hey。？ Vanessa stood up from behind Jenny？s painting easel。 The cozy room was still lined with
Jenny？s canvases？ washed…out landscapes； architectural drawings of famous New York buildings
like the Dakota on Seventy…second Street； some nude portraits Vanessa saw Dan avert his eyes
from just in case they were his sister？sself …portraits。 She wrapped her arms around Dan？s skinny
frame and squeezed。 ？Thank you so much for letting me stay here。？
？It？ll be great；？ he assured her； plopping down on the blue…flannel…duvet…covered bed。 ？We？ll
make it our Big New York Summer。 I？ve been thinking all about it。 All the things we？ll do
together？pedaling those stupid boats in Central Park； bagels from H&H Bagels on our days off？？
？Um； that sounds great； but I？m going to be really busy with work； you know？ It？s going to take
a lot of work to get this movie right。？ She nodded toward the puter screen where Serena van
der Woodsen？s ethereal face was paused； her eyes half closed。 She was reviewing the rehearsal
footage from this afternoon； and if it was any indication of what the finished film would look
like？well； it wasn？t pretty。
？Right。？ Dan pouted a l