was already ramming his feet back into his socks。 The music was faint but
unmistakable。
？Do you think he saw us？？ A little thrill ran through Vanessa？s body at the thought。 God； was she
perverse！
Dan hastily slurped down the last oyster。 ？What do you want me to do？？ he asked； sounding just
as excited as she did。See how perfect we are for each other？ he thought。 They were both totally
getting off on the fact that Aaron had no clue。 Of course； cheating was bad and wrong； but it was
totally fun when you were pletely； madly in love with the person you were doing it with！
？I？ll go downstairs and distract him；？ Vanessa whispered； even though the traffic on the
Williamsburg Bridge was so loud no one could possibly have heard her。 ？While you leave。？
Dan shoved the cork into the half…drunk bottle of Merlot and tried to prop it up inside his black
Manhattan Transfer messenger bag。 ？You want me to leave？？ he responded； baffled。 He？d
imagined scaling the outside of the building like Spider…Man with Vanessa clinging to his neck
like Kirsten Dunst。
Like that would ever happen； Mr。 Spaghetti Arms。
？You can leave that here。？ Vanessa pointed at the wine。 ？We？ll drink it later。？
Wemeaning she and Dan； or she and Aaron？
？Fine；？ Dan replied； catching on to the fact that Vanessa was about to go downstairs and pretend
he？d never even been there。 God； she was smart。 And so tough and cool under pressure。 ？Good
luck studying this weekend。？
Vanessa gave his butt a little slap。 ？I？ll call you；？ she promised before hurrying downstairs。 The
door to the apartment was open and Aaron was in the shower。
Vanessa undressed for the second time in fifteen