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  was very cute; even sexy; but tonight I just wanted to go to 
  sleep。

  “Alex; listen; I know—”

  “No;you listen! Forget about me for a second; not like that’s 
  such a stretch; but forget that we never; ever see each other 
  anymore because of the hours you keep at work; because of your 
  never…ending work emergencies。 What about your parents? When 
  was the last time you actually saw them? And your sister? You 
  do realize that she just had her first baby and you haven’t 
  even seen your own nephew yet; don’t you? Doesn’t that mean 
  anything?” He lowered his voice and leaned in closer。 I 
  thought he might be getting ready to apologize; but he said; 
  “What about Lily? Have you not noticed that your best friend 
  has turned into a raging alcoholic?” I must have looked 
  absolutely shocked; because he barreled on。 “You can’t even 
  think of saying you didn’t realize that; Andy。 It’s the most 
  obvious thing in the world。”

  “Yes; of course she drinks。 So do you and so do I and so does 
  everyone we know。 Lily’s a student; and that’s what students 
  do; Alex。 What’s so weird about that?” It sounded even more 
  pathetic when I said it out loud; and he only shook his head。 
  We were both quiet for a few minutes until he spoke。

  “You just don’t get it; Andy。 I’m not exactly sure how it 
  happened; but I feel like I don’t even know you anymore。 I 
  think we need a break。”

  “What? What are you saying? You want to break up?” I asked; 
  realizing much too late that he was very; very serious。 Alex 
  was so understanding; so sweet; so available; that I’d begun 
  to take for granted that he’d always be around to listen or 
  talk me down after a long day or cheer me up when everyone 
  else had felt free to take a swing。 The only problem with all 
  of this was that I wasn’t exactly holding up my end of the 
  deal。

  “No; not at all。 Not break up; just take a break。 I think it 
  would help both of us if we reevaluate what we’ve got going 
  here。 You sure don’t seem happy with me lately; and I can’t 
  say I’m thrilled with you。 Maybe a little time away would be 
  good for both of us。”

  “Good for both of us? You think it’ll ‘help us’?” I wanted to 
  scream at the triteness of his words; at the idea that “taking 
  some time” would actually help draw us closer。 It seemed 
  selfish that he was doing this now; just as I was going into 
  what I hoped was the last of my one…yearRunway sentence and 
  mere days before I had to pull off the biggest challenge of my 
  career。 Any quick jabs of sadness or concern from a few 
  minutes ago had been swiftly replaced with irritation。 “Fine; 
  then。 Let’s ‘take a break;’ ” I said sarcastically; meanly。 “A 
  breather。 Sounds like a great plan。”

  He stared at me with those big brown eyes with a look of 
  overwhelming surprise and hurt; and then pressed them tightly 
  shut in an apparent effort to push away the image of my face。 
  “OK; Andy。 I’ll put you out of your obvious misery and leave 
  now。 I hope you have a great time in Paris; I really do。 I’ll 
  talk to you soon。” And before I even realized that it was 
  actually happening; he’d kissed me on the cheek like he would 
  Lily or my mother and walked toward the door。

  “Alex; don’t you think we should talk about this?” I said; 
  trying to keep my voice calm; wondering if he would actually 
  walk out right now。

  He turned and smiled sadly and said; “Let’s not talk any more 
  tonight; Andy。 We should’ve been talking the past few months; 
  the pastyear; not trying to cram it all in right now。 Think 
  about everything; OK? I’ll call you in a couple weeks; when 
  you’re back and settled。 And good luck in Paris—I know you’ll 
  be great。” He opened the door; stepped through it; and quietly 
  closed it behind him。

  I ran to Lily’s room so she could tell me that he was 
  overreacting; that I had to go to Paris because it was the 
  best thing for my future; that she didn’t have a drinking 
  problem; that I wasn’t a bad sister for leaving the country 
  when Jill had just had her first baby。 But she was passed out 
  on top of her covers; fully dressed; the empty cocktail glass 
  on her bedside table。 Her Toshiba laptop was open beside her 
  on the bed; and I wondered if she’d managed to write a single 
  word。 I looked。 Bravo! She’d written the heading; plete 
  with her name; the class number; the professor’s name; and her 
  presumably temporary version of the article’s title: “The 
  Psychological Ramifications of Falling in Love with Your 
  Reader。” I laughed out loud; but she didn’t stir; so I moved 
  the puter back to her desk and set her alarm for seven and 
  turned out the lights。

  My Cell Phone rang as soon as I walked in my bedroom。 After 
  the initial five…second usual heart…pounding session I endured 
  each time it rang for fear that it was Her; I flipped it open 
  immediately; knowing it was Alex。 I knew he couldn’t leave 
  things so unfinished。 This was the same guy who couldn’t fall 
  asleep without a good…night kiss and a verbal wish for sweet 
  dreams; there was no way he was just prancing out of here; 
  totally fine with the suggestion that we not talk for a few 
  weeks。

  “Hi; baby;” I breathed; missing him already but still happy to 
  be on the phone with him and not necessarily having to deal 
  with everything in person right now。 My head ached and my 
  shoulders felt like they were glued to my ears; and I just 
  wanted to hear him say that the whole thing had been a big 
  mistake and he’d call me tomorrow。 “I’m glad you called。”

  “‘Baby’? Wow! We’re making progress; aren’t we; Andy? Better 
  be careful or I might have to consider the possibility that 
  you want me;” Christian said smoothly with a grin I could hear 
  over the phone line。 “I’m glad I called; too。”

  “Oh。 It’s you。”

  “Well; that’s not the warmest wele I’ve ever received! 
  What’s the matter; Andy? You’ve been screening me lately; 
  haven’t you?”

  “Of course not;” I lied。 “I’ve just had a bad day。 As usual。 
  What’s up?”

  He laughed。 “Andy; Andy; Andy。 e on now。 You have no reason 
  to be so unhappy。 You’re on the fast…track to great things。 
  Speaking of which; I’m calling to see if you wanted to e to 
  a PEN award ceremony and reading tomorrow night。 Should be 
  lots of interesting people; and I haven’t seen you in a while。 
  Purely professional; of course。”

  For a girl who had read way too many “How to Know if He’s 
  Ready to mit” articles inCosmo; one might think the warning 
  flags would’ve gone up on this one。 And they did—I just chose 
  to ignore them。 It had been a very long day; and so I allowed 
  myself to think—just for a few minutes—that he might; might; 
  MIGHT actually be sincere。 Screw it。 It felt good to talk to a 
  noncritical male for a few minutes; even if he did refuse to 
  accept that I was taken。 I knew I wouldn’t actually accept his 
  invitation; but a few minutes of innocent phone flirting 
  wouldn’t hurt anyone。

  “Oh really?” I asked coyly。 “Tell me all about it。”

  “I’m going to list all the reasons that you should e with 
  me; Andy; and the first one is the simplest: I know what’s 
  good for you。 Period。” God; he was arrogant。 Why did I find it 
  so endearing?

  game on。 We were off and running; and it took only a few more 
  minutes until the trip to Paris and Lily’s nasty little vodka 
  habit and Alex’s sad eyes faded to the background of my 
  acknowledged…unhealthy…and…emotionally…dangerous…but…really…sexy…and…fun…nonetheless 
  conversation with Christian。


  16

  It was planned that Miranda would be in Europe for a week 
  before I was due to arrive。 She settled for using some local 
  assistants for the Milan shows—and would be arriving in Paris 
  the same morning I was so we could work out the details of her 
  party together; like old friends。 Hah。 Delta had refused to 
  simply change the name on the ticket from Emily’s to mine; so 
  rather than get even more frustrated and hassled than I 
  already was; I just charged a new one。 Twenty…two hundred 
  dollars because it was fashion week and I was buying at the 
  last minute。 I paused for one ridiculous minute before forking 
  over the corporate card number。Whatever; I thought。Miranda can 
  spend that in a week on hair and makeup alone 。

  As Miranda’s junior assistant; I was the lowest…ranking human 
  being atRunway 。 However; if access is power; then Emily and I 
  were the two most powerful people in fashion: we determined 
  who got meetings; when they were scheduled (early morning was 
  always preferred because people’s makeup would be fresh and 
  their

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