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