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on　what　was　about　to　happen：　she　was　about　to　get　together　with　Thaddeus　Smith。

She　knocked　softly　on　his　door　and　he　pulled　it　open　almost　immediately；　a　startled　look　on　his

face。　His　very　baggy　cargo　shorts　had　slid　down　to　reveal　his　simple　gray　boxers。

？Serena；？　he　exclaimed。　？What？s　going　on？？

？Nothing；？　she　breathed；　brushing　past　him　and　into　the　room。　She　tossed　her　khaki…colored

Marc　Jacobs　drawstring　beach　bag　on　the　floor　and　plopped　onto　the　couch。

Thaddeus　closed　the　door　and　pulled　his　shorts　up；　blushing　slightly。　？So；？　he　said。　？What？s

happening？　Were　you　just　in　the　neighborhood？？

？Something　like　that。？　Serena　laughed。　It　was　cute　to　see　the　world…famous　actor　squirming。　God；

she　loved　flirting　with　him。

？So；？　Thaddeus　mumbled；　picking　up　his　discarded　T…shirt　from　the　floor　and　pulling　it　over　his

head。　He　sat　in　the　arm…chair　and　placed　his　feet　on　the　coffee　table。　？Have　you　been　rehearsing　on

your　own？？

？It？s　such　a　drag；？　Serena　sighed。　？But　Ken　acts　like　I？m　never　going　to　get　it　right。？

？I　always　say　it？s　harder　work　than　people　think；？Thaddeus　agreed。　？People　think　it？s　all

glamour；　all　parties　and　premieres；　but　I　fuckingearn　my　paychecks。　I　guess　I　don？t　need　to　tell

you　that。？

Making　three　million　per　movie　must　be　hard。

？I　wish　someone　had　warned　me。？　Serena　picked　her　bag　up　off　the　floor　and　dug　her　hand　inside。

She？d　gotten　so　worked　up　on　her　way　over；　she　needed　to　relax。　？Mind　if　I　smoke？？

？No；　of　course　not。？　Thaddeus　gestured　lamely　at　the　coffee　table；　which　was　already　set　with　an

ashtray　and　several　lighters。　？The　thing　is；　Serena；　this　isn？t　a　great　time。　My　friend　Serge　is

supposed　to　stop　by。？

Serena　stayed　where　she　was。　Why　was　it　so　hard　to　get　a　minute　alone　with　him？

？Well；　your　text　message　didn？t　sound　like　you　were　that　busy。？　She　smiled　nervously。　His　coy

actwas　a　little　confusing。

Only　a　little？

？Shit；？Thaddeus　exclaimed。？Yougot　my　text　message？？

？Uh…huh；？　she　murmured　breathily。

？Well；　I？m　glad　you　did；？　he　stammered。　？I　thought　that　we　could；　um；　well；　I　thought　that

maybe　we　should　get　some　work　done。？

Why　was　he　so　nervous？　It　was　hard　to　believe　that　someone　as　gorgeous　and　successful　as

Thaddeus　Smith　could　be　so　shy　around　girls！　？Work。？　She　pouted。　？I　thought　you　might　want　to；

you　know；　have　a　little　fun？？

？Fun；？　repeated　Thaddeus。　？Work　can　be？？　His　chirping　cell　phone　interrupted　him。　He　glanced

at　the　display。　？Serena；　I？ve　got　to　grab　this。　I？m　sorry。　I？ll　be　just　be　a　second。？　He　scurried　into

the　bedroom；　so　all　Serena　could　hear　was　？Hello。？

She　stubbed　out　her　half…smoked　cigarette。　Thaddeus？s　freaky　behavior　was　starting　to　make　her