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  wink。 “See ya late…night。” He had no idea where I was going; of 
  course; but it was forting that he thought I’d at least be ing 
  Home。Maybe it won’t be that bad; I thought as I settled into the 
  cushy backseat of the Town Car。 But then my dress slid up over my 
  knees and the back of my legs touched the ice…cold leather seats; 
  and I lurched forward。Or; maybe; it will suck just as much as I 
  think it will?

  The driver jumped out and ran around to open the door for me; but I 
  was standing on the curb by the time he’d made it around。 I’d been 
  to the Met once before; on a day trip to New York with my mom and 
  Jill to see some of the tourist sights。 I didn’t remember any of the 
  actual exhibits we saw that day—only how much my new shoes had hurt 
  by the time we got there—but I recalled the never…ending white 
  staircase out front and the feeling that I could climb those stairs 
  forever。

  The stairs stood where I remembered them but looked different in the 
  haze of dusk。 Still accustomed to the short; miserable days of 
  winter; I thought it seemed strange that the sky was just darkening 
  and it was already six…thirty。 That night the stairs looked 
  positively regal。 They were prettier than the Spanish Steps or the 
  ones outside the library at Columbia; or even the awe…inspiring 
  spread at the Capitol building in D。C。 It wasn’t until I’d made it 
  to about the tenth one of those white beauties that I began to 
  loathe them。 What cruel; cruel sadist would make a woman in a 
  skintight; floor…length gown and spiked heels climb such a hill of 
  hell? Since I couldn’t very well hate the architect or even the 
  museum official who’d missioned him; I was forced to hate 
  Miranda; who could usually be blamed for directly or indirectly 
  causing all the misery and bad will in my life。

  The top felt like a mile away; and I flashed back to the spinning 
  classes I used to take when I still had time to go to the gym。 Some 
  Nazi instructor would sit atop her little bike and bark out orders 
  in perfect military staccato: “Pump; pump; and breathe; breathe! 
  Climb; people; climb that hill。 You’re almost at the top! Don’t lose 
  it now! Climb for your life!” I closed my eyes and tried to envision 
  pedaling instead; the wind in my hair; running over the instructor; 
  but climbing; still climbing。 Oh; anything to forget the fiery pain 
  that shot from little toe to heel to back again。 Ten more steps; 
  that was all that was left; just ten more; oh; god; was that wetness 
  in my shoes blood? Would I have to walk before Miranda in a sweaty 
  Oscar gown and bloody feet? Please; oh please; say that I was almost 
  there and 。 。 。 there! The top。 The feeling of victory was no less 
  than that of a world…class sprinter who’d just won her first gold 
  medal。 I inhaled mightily; clenched my fingers to fight off the urge 
  for a victory cigarette; and reapplied my Fudgsicle Lipsmackers。 It 
  was time to be a lady。

  The guard opened the door for me; bowed slightly; and smiled。 He 
  probably thought I was a guest。

  “Hi; miss; you must be Andrea。 Ilana said to have a seat right over 
  there; and she’ll be out in a minute。” He turned away and spoke 
  discreetly into a microphone on his sleeve and nodded when he heard 
  a response through his earpiece。 “Yes; right over there; miss。 
  She’ll be here as soon as she can。”

  I looked around the enormous entryway but didn’t feel like going 
  through the dress…adjustment hassle of actually sitting。 Besides; 
  when would I ever again have the chance to be in the Metropolitan 
  Museum of Art; after hours; with apparently no one else there? The 
  ticket booths were empty and the ground…level galleries dark; but 
  the sense of history; of culture; was awesome。 The silence itself 
  was deafening。

  After nearly fifteen minutes of peering around; being careful not to 
  wander too far from the aspiring Secret Service agent; a rather 
  ordinary…looking girl in a long navy dress crossed the massive foyer 
  and walked toward me。 I was surprised that someone with a job as 
  glamorous as hers (working in the special events office of the 
  museum) could be so plain; and I felt instantly ridiculous; like a 
  girl from a small town trying to dress for a big…city black…tie 
  affair—which; ironically enough; was exactly who I was。 Ilana; on 
  the other hand; looked like she hadn’t even bothered to change out 
  of work clothes; and I learned later that she hadn’t。

  “Why bother?” She’d laughed。 “It’s not like these people are here to 
  look at me。” Her brown hair was clean and straight but lacking in 
  style; and her brown flats were horrifically unfashionable。 But her 
  blue eyes were bright and kind; and I knew instantly that I would 
  like her。

  “You must be Ilana;” I said; sensing that I somehow had seniority in 
  the situation and was expected to take charge。 “I’m Andrea。 I’m 
  Miranda’s assistant; and I’m here to help in any way I can。”

  She looked so relieved; I instantly wondered what Miranda had said 
  to her。 The possibilities were endless; but I imagined it had 
  something to do with Ilana’sLadies’Home Journal getup。 I shuddered 
  to think what wicked thing she’d uttered to such a sweet girl and 
  prayed she wouldn’t start to cry。 Instead; she turned to me with 
  those big innocent eyes; leaned forward; and declared 
  none…too…quietly; “Your boss is a first…rate bitch。”

  I stared; shocked; for just a moment before recovering。 “She is; 
  isn’t she?” I said; and we both laughed。 “What do you need me to do? 
  Miranda’s going to be able to sense that I’m here in about ten 
  seconds; so I should look like I’m doing something。”

  “Here; I’ll show you the table;” she said; walking down a darkened 
  hallway toward the Egyptian exhibits。 “It’s dynamite。”

  We arrived in a smaller gallery; perhaps the size of a tennis court 
  with a rectangular; twenty…four…seat table stretched down the 
  middle。 Robert Isabell was worth it; I could see。 He was the New 
  York party planner; the only one who could be trusted to strike just 
  the right note with astonishing attention to detail: fashionable 
  without being trendy; luxe but not ostentatious; unique without 
  being over the top。 Miranda insisted that Robert do everything; but 
  the only time I’d ever seen his work before was at Cassidy and 
  Caroline’s birthday party。 I knew he could manage to turn Miranda’s 
  colonial…style living room into a chic downtown lounge (plete 
  with soda bar—in martini glasses; of course—ultra…suede; built…in 
  banquettes; and a fully heated; tented balcony dance floor with a 
  Moroccan theme) for ten…year…olds; but this was truly spectacular。

  Everything glowed white。 Light white; smooth white; bright white; 
  textured white; and rich white。 Bundles of milky white peonies 
  looked as if they grew from the table itself; deliciously lush but 
  low enough to allow people to talk over them。 Bone white china (with 
  a white checked pattern) rested on a crisp white linen tablecloth; 
  and high…backed white oak chairs were covered in luscious white 
  suede (the danger!); all atop a plush white carpet; specially laid 
  for the evening。 White votive candles in simple white porcelain 
  holders gave off a soft white light; highlighting (but somehow not 
  burning) the peonies from underneath and providing subtle; 
  unobtrusive illumination around the table。 The only color in the 
  entire room came from the elaborate multihued canvases that hung on 
  the walls surrounding the table; shocking blues and greens and golds 
  from the depictions of early Egyptian life。 The white table as a 
  deliberate contrast to the priceless; detailed paintings was 
  exquisite。

  As I turned my head around to take in the wonderful contrast of the 
  color and the white (“That Robert really is a genius!”); a vibrant 
  red figure caught my eye。 In the corner; standing ramrod straight 
  under a looming painting was Miranda; wearing the beaded red Chanel 
  that had been missioned; cut; fitted; and precleaned just for 
  tonight。 And although it’d be a stretch to say that it had been 
  worth every penny (since those pennies added up to tens of thousands 
  of dollars); she did look breathtaking。 She herself was anobjet 
  d’art; chin jutted upward and muscles perfectly taut; a neoclassical 
  relief in beaded Chanel silk。 She wasn’t beautiful—her eyes were a 
  bit too beady and her hair too severe and her face much too hard—but 
  she was stunning in a way I couldn’t make sense of; and no matter 
  how hard I tried to play it cool; to pretend to be admiring the 
  room; I couldn’t take my eyes off her。

  As usual; the sound of her voice broke my reverie。 “Ahn…dre…ah; yo

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