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  horrible upon opening the chest cavity。

  “She can’t be serious。 It’s four o’clock on Friday。 The party starts 
  at seven。 It’s black tie; for chrissake—there is no way on earth she 
  expects me to go。” I looked again at my watch in disbelief and tried 
  to remember her exact words。

  “Oh; she’s quite serious;” she said; picking up the phone。 “I’ll 
  help you; OK? You go find the review in theWashington Post and get 
  her a copy before she leaves—Uri is ing for her soon to take her 
  Home for her hair and makeup。 I’ll get you a dress and everything 
  else you need for tonight。 Don’t worry。 We’ll figure it out。” She 
  began rapid…fire dialing and whispering urgent…sounding instructions 
  into the phone。 I stood and stared; but she waved her hand without 
  looking up and I snapped back to reality。

  “Go;” she whispered; looking at me with a rare hint of sympathy。 And 
  I went。


  14

  “You can’t show up in a cab;” Lily said to me as I jabbed helplessly 
  at my eyes with my brand…new Maybelline Great Lash mascara。 “This is 
  black…tie。 Call a car; for chrissake。” She watched for a minute more 
  and then grabbed the clumpy wand from my hand and tapped my eyelids 
  closed。

  “I guess you’re right;” I sighed; still refusing to accept that my 
  Friday night was to be spent in a formal gown at the Met; greeting 
  wealthy…but…still…rednecks from Georgia and North and South Carolina 
  and plastering fake smile after fake smile on my poorly made…up 
  face。 The announcement had left me all of three hours to find a 
  dress; buy makeup; get ready; and revamp all my weekend plans; and 
  in the craziness of the situation; I’d forgotten to arrange 
  transportation。

  Luckily; working at one of the biggest fashion magazines in the 
  country (the job a million girls would die for!) has its advantages; 
  and by 4:40P 。M。 I was the proud borrower of a knockout floor…length 
  black Oscar de la Renta number; provided kindly by Jeffy; Closet 
  maven and lover of all things feminine (“Girl; you go black…tie; you 
  go Oscar; and that’s that。 Now don’t be shy; take those pants off 
  and try this on for Jeffy。” I began to unbutton and he shuddered。 I 
  asked him if he really found my half…naked body that repulsive; and 
  he said of course not; it was merely my panty lines that he found so 
  disgusting)。 The fashion assistants had already called in a pair of 
  silver Manolos in my size; and someone in accessories had selected a 
  flashy silver Judith Leiber evening bag with a long; clanking chain。 
  I’d expressed interest in an understated Calvin Klein clutch; but 
  she snorted at the suggestion and handed me the Judith。 Stef was 
  debating whether I should wear a choker or a pendant; and Allison; 
  the newly promoted beauty editor; was on the phone with her 
  manicurist; who made office calls。

  “She’ll meet you in the conference room at four forty…five;” Allison 
  said when I picked up my extension。 “You’re wearing black; right? 
  Insist on Chanel Ruby Red。 Just tell her to bill us。”

  The entire office had worked itself up to a nearly hysterical frenzy 
  trying to make me look appropriate for the night’s gala affair。 It 
  certainly wasn’t because they all adored me so much and killed 
  themselves trying to help me out; rather; they knew Miranda had 
  mandated the makeover and were eager to prove to her the high level 
  of their taste and class。

  Lily finished her charity makeup lesson and I briefly wondered if I 
  looked ridiculous wearing a floor…length Oscar de la Renta gown and 
  Bonne Belle Lipsmackers in Fudgsicle。 Probably; but I had turned 
  down all offers of having a makeup artist e to the apartment。 
  Everyone on staff tried to insist—and none too subtly—but I 
  adamantly refused。 Even I had limits。

  I hobbled into the bedroom on my four…inch Manolo stilettos and 
  kissed Alex on the forehead。 He barely looked up from the magazine 
  he was reading。

  “I’ll definitely be home by eleven; so we can go get some dinner or 
  drinks then; OK? I’m sorry I have to do this; I really am。 If you do 
  decide to go out with the guys; call so I can e meet you; OK?” He 
  had; as promised; e directly from school to spend the night 
  together; and hadn’t been all that thrilled when I’d arrived home 
  with the news that he could definitely have a relaxing night at Home 
  but that I wouldn’t be a part of the plans。 He was sitting on the 
  balcony off my bedroom; reading an old copy ofVanity Fair we had 
  lying around and drinking one of the beers Lily kept in the fridge 
  for guests。 It wasn’t until after I’d explained that I had to work 
  tonight that I even noticed he and Lily weren’t hanging out。

  “Where is she?” I asked。 “She has no classes; and I know she’s not 
  working Fridays all summer。”

  Alex took a swig of his Pale Ale and shrugged。 “I’m guessing she’s 
  here。 Her door’s closed; but I saw some guy walking around before。”

  “Some guy? Could you be a little more descriptive? What guy?” I 
  wondered if someone had broken in; or perhaps Freudian Boy had 
  finally been invited over。

  “I don’t know; but he’s scary…looking。 Tattoos; piercings; 
  wife…beater—the whole nine。 Can’t imagine where she met this one。” 
  He took another nonchalant swig。

  Icouldn’t imagine where she’d found him; either; considering I’d 
  left her at eleven the night before in the pany of a very polite 
  guy named William who; as far as I could see; was not a 
  wife…beater…wearing; tattoo…donning kind of guy。

  “Alex; seriously! You’re telling me there’s some thug cruising 
  around my apartment—a thug who may or may not have been invited 
  over—and you don’t care? This is ridiculous! We need to do 
  something;” I said; getting up from the chair and wondering; as 
  always; if the weight shift was going to cause the balcony to fall 
  off the side of the building。

  “Andy; relax。 He’s definitelynot a thug。” He flipped a page。 “He 
  might be a punk…grunge…freak; but he’s not a thug。”

  “Great; that’s just fucking great。 Now are you going to e see 
  what’s going on; or are you just going to sit there all night?”

  He still refused to look at me; and I finally understood how annoyed 
  he was about tonight。 Understandable; entirely; but I was just as 
  irritated to have to work; and there wasn’t a damn thing I could do 
  about it。 “Why don’t you call if you need me?”

  “Fine;” I huffed and made a big production of storming inside。 
  “Don’t feel guilty when you find my dismembered body on the bathroom 
  floor。 Really; no big deal 。 。 。”

  I stomped inside and around the apartment for a little while; 
  looking for evidence of this guy’s presence。 The only thing that 
  seemed at all out of place was an empty bottle of Ketel One in the 
  sink。 Had she really managed to buy; open; and drink an entire 
  bottle of vodka sometime after midnight last night? I knocked on her 
  door。 No response。 I knocked a little more insistently; and I heard 
  a guy’s voice state the very obvious fact that someone was knocking 
  on the door。 When still no one responded; I turned the doorknob。

  “Hello? Anyone Home here?” I called out; trying not to look inside 
  the room but only being able to hold out for about five seconds。 My 
  eyes skipped over the two pairs of jeans that were tangled up on the 
  floor and the bra that was hanging from the desk chair and the 
  overflowing ashtray that made the room stink like a frat house and 
  went directly to the bed; where my best friend was stretched out on 
  her side; back to me; pletely naked。 A sickly looking guy with a 
  line of sweat above his lip and a head full of greasy hair blended 
  into her sheets: his dozens of snaking; winding; scary tattoos acted 
  a

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