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course. Parker was leg- endary. She had never met Parker before, but she had heard of him. Every private school girl in Manhattan knew about Parker. He dated all the coolest and wealthiest girls. His father was a media mogul, owning a few of the city's news- papers and magazines, and even a cable TV station. Figures that Parker was gorgeous, too.
"Hi. I'm Liz. I go to school with Cam," she said, dar- ing to use Cameron Warner's nickname from school.
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"Cool," Parker said."What are you guys doing here?"
"We were just hanging out," she said. "Adrienne is a genius and tutors Cam's sister, Emma.We were just waiting for the Warners to return from their benefit so that we all could go home."
"That's cool," he said again, looking at her with inter- est as the others followed Cameron into the living room to the bar. "Do I know you?"
"I don't think so," she said, smiling at him and tilting her head as if she were trying to remember him from somewhere. A piece of her hair fell in her face. Oh, that is smooth, she thought. Hair in the mouth. Nice.
Parker reached forward and gently brushed her hair behind her ear. "You're too pretty for me to forget," he said smoothly, "so I know this is the first time I've met you." Liz caught her breath and quickly searched her brain for the appropriate flirty reply. At that moment, Cameron came over with a cocktail shaker in her hand.
Ugh! Liz thought. I can't believe she's interrupting now!
"Hey! Come into the living room! Adrienne's guy is a wizard with the bottle. He's mixing up everything! Liz, come on in! It's a party--I'm calling friends!"
Adrienne caught Liz's eye from across the room and smiled.
Why not?
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It had happened so fast. An instant party. Cameron, Graydon, and Parker had pulled out their cell phones and, in about a half an hour, a group of ten kids had arrived.
"Hey, welcome!" Cameron called to a beautiful girl coming through the elevator. Liz knew who she was immediately: Mimi von Fallschirm. Princess Mimi von Fallschirm. It seemed as if all the coolest girls from P-B were there, girls she had barely spoken to last year.And Parker-- gorgeous Parker. Liz decided, right then and there, to be a lot bolder this year. Starting now.
"Cameron," Liz said, approaching the two girls, "this party is so cool!"
"I'm glad your friend thought of it!" Cameron said, her eyes sparkling. "And her cute boyfriend over there is a maniac behind the bar--he can make anything.You must get a drink, Meems."
Mimi headed to the bar, and Cameron draped one arm over Liz's shoulder. "Liz," she said, using her name for the first time, "you have to promise me something."
"Sure," Liz said. "What?"
"You have to drink this Cosmo--you look tense." Cameron giggled and handed her the glass.
"Cheers!" Liz took a big sip.
"All right!" Cameron said."Now, Liz, we go to school together, and I don't know a thing about you. Tell me everything, and then I'll tell you about my friends--
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especially Parker. Am I right?"
Liz blushed and glanced across the room at Parker, who was talking to a guy she didn't know. He caught her eye and grinned. "You're right!" Liz said, taking another swig of her drink.
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CHAPTER SEVEN
deep breath.
keep your cool.
L iz left the hour-long music history class feeling as if a train had run into her head. Drums, drums, and more drums . . . followed by math, spanish, and history. By lunchtime, all she wanted to do was take two Advil, drink a gallon of water, and crawl into a hole in Central Park. This was, without doubt, the last time she would ever party mid-week. It was a miracle that her mother hadn't smelled her bad breath at breakfast.
Stepping outside of the school building, Liz put on her sunglasses and inhaled deeply the crisp fall air. She started to walk down East Ninety-third Street to the Salad Patch, the restaurant
"Hi. I'm Liz. I go to school with Cam," she said, dar- ing to use Cameron Warner's nickname from school.
72 W H O A R E T H E S E P E O P L E ?
"Cool," Parker said."What are you guys doing here?"
"We were just hanging out," she said. "Adrienne is a genius and tutors Cam's sister, Emma.We were just waiting for the Warners to return from their benefit so that we all could go home."
"That's cool," he said again, looking at her with inter- est as the others followed Cameron into the living room to the bar. "Do I know you?"
"I don't think so," she said, smiling at him and tilting her head as if she were trying to remember him from somewhere. A piece of her hair fell in her face. Oh, that is smooth, she thought. Hair in the mouth. Nice.
Parker reached forward and gently brushed her hair behind her ear. "You're too pretty for me to forget," he said smoothly, "so I know this is the first time I've met you." Liz caught her breath and quickly searched her brain for the appropriate flirty reply. At that moment, Cameron came over with a cocktail shaker in her hand.
Ugh! Liz thought. I can't believe she's interrupting now!
"Hey! Come into the living room! Adrienne's guy is a wizard with the bottle. He's mixing up everything! Liz, come on in! It's a party--I'm calling friends!"
Adrienne caught Liz's eye from across the room and smiled.
Why not?
73 C O N F E S S I O N S O F A T E E N N A N N Y
It had happened so fast. An instant party. Cameron, Graydon, and Parker had pulled out their cell phones and, in about a half an hour, a group of ten kids had arrived.
"Hey, welcome!" Cameron called to a beautiful girl coming through the elevator. Liz knew who she was immediately: Mimi von Fallschirm. Princess Mimi von Fallschirm. It seemed as if all the coolest girls from P-B were there, girls she had barely spoken to last year.And Parker-- gorgeous Parker. Liz decided, right then and there, to be a lot bolder this year. Starting now.
"Cameron," Liz said, approaching the two girls, "this party is so cool!"
"I'm glad your friend thought of it!" Cameron said, her eyes sparkling. "And her cute boyfriend over there is a maniac behind the bar--he can make anything.You must get a drink, Meems."
Mimi headed to the bar, and Cameron draped one arm over Liz's shoulder. "Liz," she said, using her name for the first time, "you have to promise me something."
"Sure," Liz said. "What?"
"You have to drink this Cosmo--you look tense." Cameron giggled and handed her the glass.
"Cheers!" Liz took a big sip.
"All right!" Cameron said."Now, Liz, we go to school together, and I don't know a thing about you. Tell me everything, and then I'll tell you about my friends--
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especially Parker. Am I right?"
Liz blushed and glanced across the room at Parker, who was talking to a guy she didn't know. He caught her eye and grinned. "You're right!" Liz said, taking another swig of her drink.
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CHAPTER SEVEN
deep breath.
keep your cool.
L iz left the hour-long music history class feeling as if a train had run into her head. Drums, drums, and more drums . . . followed by math, spanish, and history. By lunchtime, all she wanted to do was take two Advil, drink a gallon of water, and crawl into a hole in Central Park. This was, without doubt, the last time she would ever party mid-week. It was a miracle that her mother hadn't smelled her bad breath at breakfast.
Stepping outside of the school building, Liz put on her sunglasses and inhaled deeply the crisp fall air. She started to walk down East Ninety-third Street to the Salad Patch, the restaurant
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