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blew　on　the　sweet；　steaming　liquid。　？I　was　thinking　we　should　get　tattoos。？　She　paused；　waiting

for　Aaron　to　respond；　but　his　soft　brown　eyes　looked　puzzled；　so　she　went　on。　？You　know；　like　of

our　names。　To　show　our　mitment　to　each　other。？　She　took　a　sip　of　her　coffee　and　licked　her

lovely；　luscious　lips。　？I？ve　always　wanted　a　tattoo　that　only　I　knew　about。　You　know；

somewhereprivate　。？

Aaron　smiled　hesitantly。　He　liked　Serena　a　lot。　She　was　intoxicatingly　beautiful；　a　total

sweetheart；　and　pletely　undemanding。　She　was　above　and　beyond　any　girl　he？d　ever　met。　But

he　wasn？t　sure　he　wanted　to　tattoo　her　name　all　over　his　body。　In　fact；　he？d　always　thought　tattoos

were　kind　of　violent；　like　brands　on　cattle；　and　as　a　vegan　and　a　Rastafarian；　he　was　morally

opposed　to　any　type　of　violence。

？Tattoos　are　against　my　religion；？　he　stated；　but　when　he　saw　Serena？s　gorgeous　face　crumple　in

dismay　he　took　her　hand　and　added　quickly；　？But　I？ll　think　about　it；　okay？？

Serena　wasn？t　one　to　hold　grudges；　certainly　not　against　the　cutest　boy　in　the　universe。　Already

over　it；　she　tugged　on　his　hand　and　they　started　walking　toward　Fifth　Avenue。　The　sky　was　a

sullen　gray；　and　a　chilly　wind　bit　at　their　faces。　In　an　hour　it　would　be　dark。

？So　what　should　we　do？？　she　asked。　？I　was　thinking　it　might　be　kind　of　crazy　to　go　up　to　the　top

of　the　Empire　State　Building。　I？ve　lived　here　my　whole　life　and　I？ve　never　even　been　up　there。

And　it？sso　cold　。　I　bet　no　one　even　thinks　of　going　up　there　at　this　time　of　year。　It？ll　be　totally

empty　and　romantic；　like　in　a　old　movie　or　something。？

Aaron　laughed。　？You？ve　been　hanging　out　with　Blair　too　much。？　His　stepsister　always　turned

everything　into　a　romantic　black…and…white　movie　from　the　fifties；　trying　to　make　her　life　even

more　glamorous　than　it　already　was。　As　they　turned　down　Fifth；　Mookie　scampered　ahead　of　them；

tugging　on　the　leash　looped　loosely　around　Aaron？s　wrist。　？Hey；　chill　out；　Mook。？

Serena　tucked　her　free　hand　into　Aaron？s　black　North　Face　parka　pocket。　？Blair　was　acting　really

weird　during　peer　group；　that　new　thing　we？re　doing　with　the　freshmen　at　lunchtime。　After　that

she　just　disappeared。　She　didn？t　even　show　up　for　gym。？

Aaron　shrugged　and　sipped　his　drink。　？Maybe　she　had　cramps　or　something。？

Serena　shook　her　pretty　head。　？I？m　worried　she？s　a　little　jealous。　You　know；　ofus　。？

Aaron　didn？t　say　anything。　Over　Christmas　he？d　developed　a　huge　crush　on　Blair；　even　though

she　was　his　stepsister。　Being　with　Serena　had　made　him　forget　all　about　it；　but　it　was　still　odd　to

think　that　Blair　might　actually　jealous　ofthem　；　when　he？d　been　pining　overher　all　those　weeks。

？So；　are　we　going　to　the　Empire　State　Building？？　Serena　asked；　stopping　at　the　next　corner　and

turning　to　peer　back　up　Fifth　Avenue。　A　fleet　of　buses　roared　by。　？If　we　are；　we　should　grab　a　cab。？

Aaron　looked　at　his　watch。　It　was　ten　after　four。　？I　was　kind　of　thinking　I？d　like　to　stop　by　my

house　to　check　the　mail。？　He　grinned　bashfully；　embarrassed　by　how　nerdy　he　sounded。　？Early