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。？

？You　didn？t？？

She　didn？t？

Dan　blushed　and　looked　down　at　the　ground；　kicking　idly　at　the　cigarette　butt　he？d　claimed

wasn？t　his。　He　wished　he　had　it　back。

？No；　I　wanted　to　see　if　you？d　be　interested　in　getting　together　sometime。　I　know　that　might

sound　kind　of　forward；　but　you　know；　I？m　a　person　who　believes　in　taking　chances。　I　believe　that

the　universe　rewards　bold　actions；　don？t　you？？

Dan　nodded　eagerly。

？Anyway；　I？m　kind　of　lonely　this　summer。　I　grew　up　here　in　Greenwich　Village　but　I　was　in

boarding　school　out　west；　so　I　don？t　really　know　anyone　in　the　city　anymore。　I？m　going　to　UC

Santa　Cruz　in　the　fall；　but　I　don？t　want　to　spend　my　last　summer　in　the　city　all　by　myself。？

？No；　definitely　not；？　Dan　agreed。　？I？d　love　to　hang　out。？

？Awesome！？　Bree　cried；　hopping　down　from　the　ledge。　？What？s　your　schedule　like？？

？Well；　I　work　days。　So　anytime　after　six。？

？Cool。　Do　you　think　you？d　be　up　for　Bikram？？

？Sure；？　Dan　nodded；　even　though　he？d　never　heard　of　it。　He　didn？t　go　out　to　clubs　very　often。

？Awesome！？　she　squealed　again。　？Give　me　your　number　and　I？ll　call　and　confirm；　but　let？s　say

Saturday？？

Dan　recited　his　number　and　she　typed　it　into　her　hot　pink　Razr。　He　had　officially　taken　a　much

longer　break　than　he　was　entitled　to；　but　after　Bree　strolled　away　he　had　to　light　another　Camel　to

calm　his　nerves。　He　wasn？t　quite　sure　what