saw her。 ？Go ahead。Action 。？
Serena hadn？t bothered to Google Ken Mogul； and she didn？t know anything about his directing
style； but she knew what the wordaction meant； and the minute she heard it； she started to do her
thing。
？How do you do？？ she chirped brightly； holding her hand out to an imaginary bartender。 She took
a seat and then spun once around on the bar stool； giggling and kicking her feet with girlish
satisfaction。 ？Don？t you just love it here？ Isn？t it wonderful waking up and knowing this place is
right here； every day？ It？s my absolute paradise！？
Ken Mogul did that weird peekaboo thing with his hands again。 He glanced at one of his
Swedish…looking blond crew girls； ripped off the pair of mirrored aviator shades she had propped
on her head； and tossed them to Serena。
？Do it again with these on；？ he ordered。
Serena did as she was told； wondering if it was a good thing or a bad thing that Ken Mogul
closed his eyes when she started to talk。
？Next！？ he shouted； dismissing her。
Nate was standing by the elevators； a damp tissue wadded in his fist。 ？My mom brought me here
to buy my first real suit；？ he told Serena； his lower lip trembling。 ？Afterwards we got ice cream
and she took me to the zoo in the park。 It smelled like peanuts。？
？Aw。？ Serena hugged him and kissed his ear。 ？Listen； I think I know of a way to cheer you up。？
After the Viagra incident in Bergdorf？s on Tuesday； Serena thought Nate was basically up for it
any time； anywhere。 She nodded toward the ladies？ lounge。
Nate hesitated。 He？d smoked a tiny joint when he woke up； and he？d left the Viagra at home。
Besides； all this crying was so exhausting。 He