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  Home phone。

  “Hey; bad time?” she asked; sounding excited。 I looked at my watch 
  and saw that she should’ve been in class。

  “Um; sort of。 I’m on my second Coffee run; which is really great。 
  I’m really; really enjoying myself; just in case you were wondering。 
  What’s up? Don’t you have class now?”

  “Yeah; but I went out with Pink…Shirt Boy again last night and we 
  each drank a few too many margaritas。 Like; eight too many。 He’s 
  still passed out here; so I can’t just leave him。 But that’s not why 
  I’m calling。”

  “Yeah?” I was barely listening; since one of the cappuccinos was 
  starting to leak and I had the phone wedged in between my neck and 
  my shoulder as I used my one free hand to pluck a cigarette from the 
  box and light it。

  “My landlord had the nerve to knock on my door at eight o’clock this 
  morning to tell me that I’m being evicted;” she said with not a 
  little bit of glee in her voice。

  “Evicted? Lil; why? What are you going to do?”

  “It seems they finally caught on that I’m not Sandra Gers and that 
  she hasn’t lived here in six months。 Since she’s technically not 
  family; she wasn’t allowed to pass down the rent…controlled 
  apartment to me。 I knew that; of course; so I’ve just been saying 
  I’m her。 I don’t really know how they found out。 But whatev; it 
  doesn’t really matter; because now you and I can live together! Your 
  lease with Shanti and Kendra is just month by month; right? You 
  subletted because you had no place to live; right?”

  “Right。”

  “Well; now you do! We can get a place together; anywhere we like!”

  “That’s great!” It sounded hollow to my ears even though I was 
  genuinely excited。

  “So you’re up for it?” she asked; her enthusiasm sounding a bit 
  dampened。

  “Lil; definitely。 Honestly; it’s an awesome idea。 I don’t mean to 
  sound negative; it’s just that it’s sleeting and I’m standing 
  outside and I have burning hot Coffee running down my left arm 。 。 
  。”Beep…beep。 The other line rang; and even though I almost burned my 
  neck with the lit end of the cigarette while trying to pull my phone 
  away from my ear; I was able to see that it was Emily calling。

  “Shit; Lil; it’s Miranda calling。 I’ve got to run。 But congrats on 
  getting evicted! I’m so excited for us。 I’ll call you later; OK?”

  “OK; I’ll talk to—”

  I had already clicked over and mentally prepared myself for the 
  barrage。

  “Me again;” Emily said tightly。 “What the hell is going on? It’s a 
  fucking Coffee; for chrissake。 You forget that I used to do your 
  job; and I know it doesn’t take that long to—”

  “What?” I said loudly; holding a few fingers over the microphone on 
  the receiver。 “What’d you say? I can’t hear you。 Well; if you can 
  hear me; I’ll be back in just a minute!” And I clicked my phone shut 
  and buried it deep in my pocket。 And even though I had at least half 
  a Marlboro left; I dropped it on the sidewalk and ran back to work。

  Miranda deigned to accept this slightly warmer latte and even gave 
  us a few moments of peace between ten and eleven; when she sat in 
  her office with the door closed; cooing to B…DAD。 I’d officially met 
  him for the first time the week before; when I’d dropped the Book 
  off that Wednesday night around nine。 He had been removing his coat 
  from the closet in the foyer and spent the next ten minutes 
  referring to himself in the third person。 Since that meeting; he had 
  paid me extra…special attention when I let myself in each night; 
  always taking a few minutes to ask about my day or pliment me on 
  a job well done。 Naturally; none of these niceties seemed to rub off 
  on his wife; but at least he was pleasant to be around。

  I was just about to begin calling some of the PR people to see about 
  getting a few more decent clothes to wear to work when Miranda’s 
  voice shook me from my thoughts。 “Emily; I’d like my lunch。” She had 
  called from her office to no one in particular; since Emily could 
  mean either of us。 The real Emily looked at me and nodded; and I 
  knew it was OK to move。 The number for Smith and Wollensky was 
  programmed into my desk phone; and I recognized the voice on the 
  other end as the new girl。

  “Hey; Kim; it’s Andrea from Miranda Priestly’s office。 Is Sebastian 
  there?”

  “Oh; hi; um; what did you say your name was again?” No matter that I 
  called at the exact same time; twice a week; and had already 
  identified myself—she always acted as though we’d never spoken。

  “From Miranda Priestly’s office。 AtRunway 。 Listen; I don’t mean to 
  be rude”—yes; actually; I do—“but I’m kind of in a hurry。 Could you 
  just put Sebastian on?” If anyone else had answered I would’ve been 
  able to just tell that person to put in an order for Miranda’s 
  usual; but since this one was too dumb to be trusted; I had learned 
  to ask for the manager himself。

  “Um; OK; let me check and see if he’s available。”Trust me; Kim; he’s 
  available。 Miranda Priestly is his life。

  “Andy; dear; how are you?” Sebastian breathed into the phone。 “I 
  hope you’re calling because our favorite fashion editor would like 
  some lunch today; yes?”

  I wondered what he’d say if I told him; just once; that it wasn’t 
  Miranda who was looking for lunch; but me。 After all; this wasn’t 
  exactly a takeout joint; but they made a special exception for the 
  queen herself。

  “Oh; yes; indeed。 She was just saying how much she was in the mood 
  for something delicious from your restaurant; and she also said to 
  send her love。” If under threat of death or dismemberment Miranda 
  wouldn’t have been able to identify the name of the place that made 
  her lunch each day; never even mind the name of its daytime manager; 
  but he always seemed so happy when I said something like this。 Today 
  he was so excited he giggled。

  “Fab! That’s just fabulous! We’ll have it ready for you as soon as 
  you get here;” he called with fresh excitement in his voice。 “Can’t 
  wait! And give her my love; too; of course!”

  “Of course I will。 See you soon。” It was exhausting to stroke his 
  ego so enthusiastically; but he made my job so much easier it was 
  well worth it。 Every day that Miranda didn’t have lunch out; I 
  served her the same meal at her desk; and she leisurely ate it 
  behind closed doors。 I kept a supply of china plates in the bins 
  above my desk for this purpose。 Most were samples sent by designers 
  whose new “Home” lines had just e out; although some I just took 
  directly from the dining room。 It would have been too annoying to 
  have to keep stock of things like gravy trays and steak knives and 
  linen napkins; though; so Sebastian was always sure to provide those 
  with the meal。

  And once again I shrugged on my black wool coat and jammed my 
  cigarettes and phone in the pocket and headed outside; into a late 
  February day that seemed to get only grayer as it progressed。 
  Although it was just a fifteen…minute walk to the restaurant on 49th 
  and Third; I considered calling for a car but thought better of it 
  when I felt the clean air in my lungs。 I lit a cigarette and drew 
  the smoke in; when I exhaled; I wasn’t sure if it was smoke or cold 
  air or irritation; but it felt damn good。

  Dodging the aimlessly meandering tourists had bee easier。 I used 
  to stare in disgust at pedestrians on Cell Phones; but given my 
  hectic days; I’d bee a walking talker。 I pulled my cell out and 
  called Alex’s school where; according to my fuzzy recollection; he 
  could possibly be eating his lunch in the faculty lounge at that 
  moment。

  It rang twice before I heard a high…pitched; pinched woman’s voice 
  answer。

  “Hello。 You’ve r

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