ble explanation
for why he？d called her in the first place。 ？I just thought you？d want to know I？ve decided to quit。
You know？quit smoking weed。？ He kicked at a clump of frozen dirt。 He wasn？t even sure if that
was true。 Was hereally quitting？ Forgood ？
Blair gripped the phone in confused silence on the other end。 Nate had always been
random？especially when he was stoned？but neverthis random。 Gianni tapped his tortoise…shell
b against the back of her chair impatiently。 ？Well； good for you；？ she responded finally。 ？Look；
I have to go； okay？？
Blair sounded distracted； and Nate wasn？t even sure why he？d called her in the first place。 ？See
you；？ he mumbled； tucking his phone back into his coat pocket。
？Bye。？ Blair tossed her silvery pink Nokia phone into her red bowling bag and sat up straight in
the leather swivel chair。 ？I？m ready；？ she told Gianni； trying to sound confident。 ？Just remember； I
want it short butfeminine 。？
Amused creases appeared in Gianni？s tanned； intentionally stubbly cheeks。 He winked a
long…lashed； dark brown eye。 ？Jes lika Katerina Hepburn。 Right？？
Uh…oh。
Blair tightened the belt on her beige salon robe and glared at Gianni？s overly pomaded black hair
in the mirror； praying he wasn？t as stupid and inpetent as he sounded。 Maybe it was a just a
language thing。 ？No；not Katherine Hepburn。
AudreyHepburn。 You know； likeBreakfast at Tiffany？s ？My Fair Lady ？Funny Face ？？ Blair
searched her brain for a more current celebrity reference； someone with a decent short haircut。 ？Or
maybe like Selma Blair；？ she added desperately； even though Selma？s haircut was more
tomboyish than what she had in mind。
Gian