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her　waist。　？Smile；　it？s　a　photo　op！？

Duke　stood　on　the　other　side　of　Vanessa　and　pressed　his　tanned；　angular　cheek　against　her　soft；

pale　one。　He　smelled　like　Coppertone。　？Say　salami！？

It　was　Vanessa？s　policynot　to　smile　when　she　was　being　forced　to　have　her　picture　taken；　but

why　not？　There　really　wasn？t　any　danger　that　she？d　get　swept　up　in　the　glow；　marry　Duke　in　the

Temple　of　Surf　and　Sand；　and　live　cheesily　ever　after　in　a　surf　shack？cum？film　studio　on　the

beach　in　Malibu。　She　was　too　hard…core　New　York　for　that；　and　besides；　she　hated　the　beach。　No；

tonight　would　be　her　one　night　of　cheese　and　then　tomorrow　she？d　go　back　to　being　normal　again。

？Salami！？　all　three　of　them　cried；　flashing　their　cheesiest　smiles　for　the　camera。

Duke　stayed　close　to　Vanessa？s　side　after　the　photographer　left。　？What　hotel　are　you　staying　at？？

he　asked；　assuming　she　was　from　LA；　just　like　everyone　else　he　knew。

Vanessa　unscrewed　the　cap　on　her　bottle　of　Evian　and　took　a　swig。　？Actually；　I　live　here　in　New

York；　in　Williamsburg；　with　my　sister。　I？m　still　in　high　school。　She　plays　in　a　band。？

Dork　looked　excited。　？Dude！？　he　cried。　？You？re　like　one　of　those　people　screenwriters　make　up；

you　know？？　He　lifted　his　fingers　to　make　quotations　in　the　air；　？An　？urban　hipster。？　Except

you？rereal　。　You？re　realer　than　real。　You？re　dyno…mite！？

For　a　guy　called　Dork；　he　was　actually　pretty　insightful。

？Thanks；？　Vanessa　said；　unsure　whether　that　was　the　correct　response　or　not。　She？d　never　had　a

conversation　with　someone　so　stupid　before。　She　felt　a　hand　on　her　elbow　and　she　turned　around。

A　frail　older　man　wearing　a　purple　velvet　smoking　jacket　and　round　black　glasses　smiled　up　at

her。　？You？re　the　film…maker；　right？？　he　asked。

Vanessa　nodded。　？I　guess。？

The　old　man　waggled　a　bony　finger　at　her。　？Don？t　take　your　gift　too　seriously；？　he　said　before

wandering　away。

Duke　bent　down　and　spoke　urgently　into　her　ear。　？I？m　staying　at　the　Hudson。　Wanna　go　back　to

my　room　for　a　drink　or　something？？

Vanessa　knew　she　should　have　told　him　to　fuck　off；　but　she？d　never　been　hit　on　by　a　gorgeous；

dumb　surfer　dude　who　could　have　hit　on　any　one　of　the　models　in　the　room　but　had　chosen　to　hit

on　her　instead。　It　was　really　kind　of　flattering。　And　hadn？t　that　old　guy　just　told　her　not　to　take

things　too　seriously？　Thank　God　she？d　gone　to　all　the　trouble　to　remove　the　hair　on　her

legs。　？Maybe　later；？　she　replied；　not　wanting　to　shut　Dork　down　pletely。　？It？s　kind　of　snowy

out　right　now。？

？Right；　duh。？　Duke　slapped　himself　on　the　head　with　a　goofy　laugh。　？Want　to　dance　instead？？　He

held　out　his　hand；　his　arm　muscles　rippling　invi

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