Whoo! Vanessa giggled17 and rubbed her nose against his unruly brown eyebrows19. ?So I guess you enjoyed it, huh?? Dan kissed her right eye and then her left. ?Mmm,? he sighed, his whole body humming with pleasure and desire. ?I love you.? Vanessa collapsed20 on his chest and squeezed her eyes shut. She wasn?t a very girly girl, but no girl can help but melt the first time she hears a boy say those three words. ?I love you, too,? she whispered back. Dan felt like his whole body was smiling. Who?d known this mundane21 Monday in February would wind up so damned . . .great ? So much for flowery descriptions and poetic22 turns of phrase. All of a sudden his cell phone sounded its startling, vibrating ring from where it sat on the bedside table, only inches away. Dan was pretty sure it was only his little sister, Jenny, calling to complain about school again. He turned his head to read the number on the little screen. PRIVATE, the message flashed, which only happened when Vanessa called him from home. ?It?s your sister.? Dan propped23 himself up on one elbow as he reached for his phone. ?Maybe she?s calling to tell you to get your own damn cell phone,finally ,? he joked. ?Should I answer it?? Vanessa rolled her eyes. She and her twenty-two-year-old bass-guitar-playing sister, Ruby24, shared an apartment in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. Ruby had made three New Year?s resolutions: to do yoga every day, to drink green tea instead of coffee, and to be more nurturing25 toward Vanessa, since their own parents were too busy being art-hippie freaks up in Vermont to nurture26 her themselves. Vanessa was pretty sure Ruby was only calling to ask when she?d be home so Ruby could have the meatloaf and mashed27 potatoes all done when she got there, but it was so unlike Ruby to call Dan?s phone right in the middle of the school day that she couldn?t resist answering. She took the ringing phone from Dan and clicked it open. ?Yeah? How did you know where to find me?? ?Well, good afternoon to you, darling sister o? mine,? Ruby chirped28 cheerfully. ?Remember? I stuck your schedule up on the refrigerator so I?d know exactly where you are and what you?re thinking about at all times, like the new and improved version of Big Brothers Big Sisters. Anyway, I just wanted you to know that the mail came and there was a suspicious-looking envelope from NYU addressed to you. I couldn?t help but open it. And guess what?You got in! ? ?No fucking way!? Vanessa?s body was already shot through with adrenaline from saying, ?I love you,? and nowthis . Not to be cheesy, but talk about orgasmic! She?d never been sure of her chances of getting in early, and just to show the NYU admissions office her artistic29 range and to prove how serious she was about being a film major, she?d sent them the New York film essay that she?d shot over Christmas break. Once she?d sent it in, she?d worried they?d think she was trying too hard. But now her worries were over. They liked her! They wanted her! Vanessa could finally shake the bitchy, shallow shackles30 of Constance Billard for good and focus on her craft at a place for serious artists like herself. Dan was gazing up at her from the bed. His sweet brown eyes seemed to be shining a little less ecstatically than they had been before. ?I?m so proud of you, sweetie,? Ruby crooned in her most motherly voice. ?Will you be home for dinner? I?ve been reading Eastern European cookbooks. I?m thinking of making pierogi.? ?Sure,? Vanessa answered quietly, suddenly concerned about Dan. He hadn?t applied31 anywhere early, so it would be a couple months before he found out where he was going next year. Dan was so sensitive. This was just the sort of thing that could throw him into an insecurity-induced depression, the kind where he locked himself in his room and wrote poems about dying in a car accident or something. ?Thanks for letting me know,? she told Ruby quickly. ?I?ll see you later, okay?? Dan was still staring up at her expectantly as she clicked off the phone and dropped it on the bed. ?You got into NYU,? he said, trying but failing to hide the note of accusation32 in his voice. Oh, how skinny and stupid and inadequate33 he was! Not that he wasn?t happy for her, but Vanessa was already into college, and he was just this scrawny guy who liked to write poems and who might never get into college at all. ?Wow,? he added hoarsely34. ?That?s great.? Vanessa flopped35 back on the bed and pulled the sheet up around them. The room felt colder now that the sweat of passion had cooled on their bodies. ?It?s really no big deal,? she argued, trying to play down the excitement she?d exuded36 when she?d heard the news. ?You?re the one with a poem about to come out inThe New Yorker .? Over Christmas break, Vanessa had submitted Dan?s poem ?Sluts? toThe New Yorker without his knowing, and it had been accepted for publication in the Valentine?s Day double issue, which would be out later that week. ?I guess,? Dan agreed, shrugging his shoulders dubiously37. ?But I still don?t know anything . . . I mean, about myfuture .? Vanessa encircled Dan?s waist with her arms and pressed her cheek into his pale, ribby chest. She still couldn?t believe she was going to NYU in the fall. It was a sure thing, her destiny. Still trembling with excitement, she tried to focus on consoling Dan. ?How many other seventeen-year-old kids have you heard of with poems published inThe New Yorker ? It?s amazing,? she murmured gently. ?And as soon as the admissions officers at the colleges you applied to find out about it, you?re going to get in everywhere you applied, and maybe even places you didn?t.? ?Maybe,? Dan responded hollowly. It was easy for Vanessa to sound so confident. She was alreadyin . Vanessa propped herself up on one elbow. There was one sure way of making Dan feel better, at least for a little while. ?Remember what we were doing right before Ruby called?? she purred like a mischievous38 black kitty cat. Dan frowned up at her. One black eyebrow18 was cocked at a sultry angle and her pale nostrils39 were flared40. He hadn?t thought he?d be up to it anymore, but his body surprised him. He pulled Vanessa down on top of him and kissed her hard. If anything could make a boy feel more like a lion than a mouse, it was a little purring. Me-ow. ================================== ABC Amber41 LIT Converter v2.02 ================================== Disclaimer: All the real names of places, people, and events have been altered or abbreviated42 to protect the innocent. Namely, me. hey people! Serena?s Tears The Les Best people didn?t waste any time getting their new perfume ad out and by now you?ve all seen it. Magnifique, non? The perfume?s not available until April unless, like me, you have access to things no one else does. It?s a heady jasmine scent43 with subtle undertones of sandalwood and patchouli. I?m wearing it right now and I have to admit it?s just as divine as the ad. But when a certain blond is involved, we wouldn?t expect any less would we? Teen heiress donates portion of inheritance to rehab It seemsN ?s poor little rich girl has been bitten by the generosity44 bug45. To show her gratitude46 to those who have helped her in the last few weeks she?s funding the construction of state-of-the-art stables on Breakaway?s rambling47 Connecticut property. The stables will house horses, pigs, goats, dogs, cats, and chickens, which will be used for therapeutic48 purposes, of course. Apparently49 milking goats can work wonders on the drug-addled minds of coke fiends. Let?s just hope our beloved heiress keeps her hands off the stables? medicine cabinet! Your e-mail Q:? ? Hi GG, I?m an outpatient at Breakaway and I was there today when this girl with messy short hair and fur boots came in and tossed her platinum50 credit card at the nurse at reception. She wanted to book a private room for two weeks, preferably with a view of the fountain. Hello?They told her she couldn?t stay there unless she was harmful to herself or others, but that she was welcome to come to teen group if she wanted. ?sun A:? ? Hello sun, I?m surprised she didn?t try booking a series of facials! If you?re in teen group I?d steer51 clear of her. It sounds like she?s on a mission. ?GG Sightings Jand her two new pals52 atBowlmor Lanes . They look so cute together, but I?ve been there, and threesomes never work.S home sick from school on Friday with bronchitis. That will teach her to wear sundresses in February!B shopping for her rehab outfit53 in a vintage store onMulberry Street . If she?s going to get the part of the desperate junkie, she has to look authentic54.D practicing for theRivington Rover Poetry Club open mike on the subway, whispering to himself over the clackety-clack of the train. It?s time to get out and do something cultural for once. See you at the open mike tonight! You know you love me. gossip girl
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