black。
The smooth slope of her pale upper arms； the mocking curve of her red lips； and the defiant glow
in her big brown eyes made Dan wonder how he？d ever functioned without her。 He resisted the
urge to whip out his leather…bound notebook and scribble down a poem。 Instead he pulled a Camel
out of the pack and stuck it between his lips without lighting it。 ？So； you want to take a walk？ Get
some coffee or something？？ he ventured； trying to sound vaguely normal。
Vanessa shrugged her shoulders without moving away from him。 ？I？m having a major d？j？ vu；？
she confessed with a bemused smile。 Wasn？t this how they？d gotten together again the last time？
He？d e over and then they？d basically ripped each other？s clothes off。
？Me too；？ he admitted； secretly hoping that history would repeat itself。
？Blair and I just discovered a door to the roof of the building。 All this time I thought it was
padlocked； but the lock is totally broken。 It？s pretty cool up there？want to check it out？？
So was Vanessa into sunbathing now too？ ？Sure；？ Dan agreed。
To his surprise； she collected a quart of Absolut and a bottle of tonic water from the fridge；
tucking them into a paper bag with two plastic Scooby…Doo glasses； which she filled with
ice。 ？I？ve kind of developed a taste for this stuff；？ she admitted with a wicked grin。
Dan stared at her in amazement； his whole body trembling with anticipation。 Vanessa never could
hold her liquor； neither could he。
He followed her out of the apartment； down the dirty； cement…floored hall； and up the building？s
cruddy stairs； which were painted black and smelled of turpentine。 Two flights up； Vanessa pushed
open a black me