Vanessa opened her mouth to respond; but nothing came out。 She was angry; freaking fucking
angry; but more than that; she washurt 。 Tears welled in her eyes and her throat felt tight like she
had to cough。 She couldn?t believe what had happened。 They?d only just started filming; and she
was already fired? First Ruby kicked her out; then Dan went and started acting like some sort of
Buddhist asshole; and nowthis ?
?Vanessa; what?s the matter?? Ken demanded roughly。 ?You deaf? I said you?re fired。 Get the
hell off my set。?
Vanessa stuffed her equipment into her bag and stormed toward the escalator。 The first movie she
made at NYU was going to be about a freak…show movie director who got maimed by a pack of
rabid coyotes。 And then got hit by a subway。
See how he likesthat camera work。
reunited 。 。 。 and it feels so good
It was eerie; stepping out of the elevator at Barneys and onto the quiet; dark ninth floor。 It was
like one of those super…lifelike moments in a really vivid bad dream; when you end up somewhere
familiar; but it?s all horribly wrong。 But this was no nightmare: it was the opposite; really?a dream
e true。
Just twenty minutes before; Blair had been innocently taking ?tea? with Bailey Winter and her
mother; but she?d been dispatched to Barneys before she could drain her first martini。
?Fashion doesn?t wait!? Bailey screamed in his girlish tenor。 ?Go。 Go!?
Guess she got the job。
He wanted Blair to dash to Barneys and consult with theBreakfast at Fred?s on…set costumer; to
get the final measurements for the principal cast。 The seamstresses in his atelier needed them in
order to get the costumes for the climactic party scene ready in time。 So far this job had all the
makings of a Blair Waldorf fantasy: fashion; glamour; a bit of drama。 The only downside was
Jasmine。
Oh; right。Her 。
Bailey Winter had mistaken Tyler?s girlfriend for Blair?sfriend and insisted on hiring themboth
to be his eyes and ears on the set。 But Blair was not going to let the presence of her young imitator
ruin her victory。 In fact; she was going to use it to her advantage。 Clearly; she could get Jasmine to
do her bidding。
She started in the taxi; instructing Jasmine on how to behave when they got to the set。 ?Let me do
the talking。 The talent won?t like it if you pipe in;? Blair directed like an old pro。 She?d traded her
easily acquired English accent for Hollywood lingo without missing a beat。
Jasmine followed behind Blair like an adoring puppy; out of the elevator and down the black
marble ninth…floor hallway toward Fred?s。 They were marching with such purpose they couldn?t
help but collide with the black…clad; tear…smeared bald figure who appeared out of nowhere;
running at full clip。 Vanessa knocked into Blair; who knocked into Jasmine; who was so close on