e her all the way home。
Who said she wasn？t the cr？me de la cr？me？
V experiments with double happiness
When Aaron came home from band practice Vanessa was standing in front of the bathroom sink；
contemplating her hair？or lack thereof？in the round； toothpaste…spattered mirror； still wet from her
shower。 She？d ridded herself of Dan？s musty smell and was horrified to discover that she sort of
enjoyed the fact that Aaron had absolutely no clue。
When she？s bad； she？sbad 。
？Nice towel；？ Aaron observed； planting a kiss on the nape of her neck。
？Thanks。？ Vanessa batted her eyes and placed her hands on her hips； modeling the
lavender…and…black chintz floral bath towel； one of the many Blair had purchased for the
apartment during her short but sweet stay。
Aaron wrapped his arms around Vanessa？s waist。 ？Did you get my present？？
He looked cute in an orange T…shirt and baggy green army shorts； and he smelled like hay from
the herbal cigarettes he was always smoking。
？Blair moved out；？ Vanessa told him evenly； ignoring his question about the cheesy
love/friendship ring he？d left on the kitchen counter that morning。 ？She couldn？t stand living so
far away from Barneys in a walk…up with graffiti on the door。？
？Well； can you blame her？？ Aaron smiled at their reflection in the mirror？two dark shaved heads；
two pairs of brown eyes； two pairs of thin red lips。 ？Did you get my e…mail？？
We could almost be twins；Vanessa thought； creeping herself out。 She was suddenly reminded of
those freaky old V。C。 Andrews books she？d read when she was twelve； about a brother and sister
who were locked together in an attic and eventually gave birth to twins