es； he was with Serena now； everybody？s dream girl。
Everybody including him？
The porter opened the door again； and Serena glided out of the hotel sporting a mint green linen
Les Best tennis visor。 With her pale golden hair cascading down from beneath the visor； her long；
tanned； athletic…even…though…she…got…no…exercise…except…for…gym…class legs； and radiant smile； she
looked like an advertisement for the type of haute couture tennis clothes that were way too
gorgeous to actually sweat in。
？Taxi back to school？？ she asked Nate with a sly wink。 She might have been too tired to walk；
but she wasn？t too tired to fool around in the back of a taxi。
Who could ever be too tired for that？
Then she noticed the tears。 ？Poor baby；？ she crooned； reaching out to dab at Nate？s cheeks with
her thumb。 The crying had started a few days ago； and at first it had been sort of alarming。 What
was a handsome stoner stud like Nate doingcrying？ But then she？d grown to think of it as sexy
and extremely touching。 Who knew Nate had such a sweet； gooey center？
Darwin took a step forward。 He wasn？t about to let this blond bombshell get away as quickly as
the hot brunette had。 ？You got a receipt for that hat； miss？？
Serena reached up to touch the linen visor like she？d forgotten she was wearing it。 She bit her
luxuriously full； cherry…ChapSticked lips。 ？Oops。？ Her dark blue eyes flashed； challenging Darwin
to arrest her。 ？I？m friends with the designer；？ she declared。
Darwin grinned？yet another guy to fall under her spell。 ？Aw； that？s okay；？ he replied
bashfully。 ？I guess I just wanted an excuse to talk to you。？
Nate realized suddenly that he ought to have b