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in。　We　could　order　sushi。？

Ignoring　Chuck？s　pathetic；　lonely　offer；　Nate　retrieved　his　bike　from　the　trunk　and　trudged　up　the

driveway。　He　needed　to　clear　his　head。

He　also　needs　to　learn　not　to　believe　everything　he　hears。　（Not　that　we　don？t　all　make　that

mistake　from　time　to　time。）

s　follows　in　audrey？s　footsteps。　literally。

Serena　stepped　out　of　a　flaming　yellow　taxi　onto　a　crowded　stretch　of　Fifth　Avenue；　wearing　a

simple　black　shift　and　a　pair　of　enormous　sunglasses；　courtesy　of　the　designer　Bailey　Winter。　She

was　in　costume？even　Serena　wouldn？t　prance　around　the　city　in　the　middle　of　the　day　in　a　cocktail

dress？　rehearsing　the　opening　scene　of　the　movie。　Holly　had　to　peer　into　the　display　windows　of

the　famous　jewelry　store　Tiffany　and　pany　while　eating　breakfast　after　a　long　night　out；　just

like　Audrey　Hepburn　did　in　the　original　movie。

Gripping　a　takeout　cup　of　coffee　and　brown　paper　bag　full　of　pastries　provided　by　the　prop

department；　Serena　strolled　primly　toward　the　elegant　building；　counting　the　steps　to　her…self；

slowly　and　deliberately。One；two；three；four。

？Watch　it；？　barked　a　suited　businessman；　brushing　by　her　as　he　snarled　into　a　cell　phone。

？Sorry；？　Serena　mumbled；　feeling　flustered。　She　walked　back　to　the　curb；　turned　around；　and

retraced　her　steps。　She　tried　to　keep　her　back　perfectly　straight；　the　way　Ken　had　instructed　her　to；