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"Gavin’s one of my residents," I sniff "Nota tiny sn that I wasn’t going to like what he was about to say "My rande fan"

Jordan, lares at hins offense "Is that any way to talk to the son of one of the only people who bought your last CD, man? Dude, that is cold"

"I’m serious," Jordan says to Gavin "I just cross-country skied down here froans"

Gavin looks surprised Then he grins at ans," he says

"Stop it," I say "Both of you Jordan, put your skis back on We’re going to a party, and you’re not invited Gavin, buzz up so we can get son us in"

Gavin blinks at n anyone in"

"Don’t be ridiculous," I say to hiet us in, but, you know, I don’t want the official is on the way up" I look athis various scarves "Jordan Seriously Gavin and I are here on a mission, and you’re not invited"

"What kind ofa low profile," I say "Which we aren’t going to be able to do if altz in there with Jordan Cartwright"

"I can keep a low profile," Jordan insists

"The sign-in policy doesn’t include the Greek systeuard "Really?"

"Anyone can go up there," the guard says, with a shrug He looks almost as bored as Gavin "I just don’t knohy they’d want to"

"Does this have soirl?" Jordan wants to know "Heather, does Cooper know about this?"

"No," I say, through gritted teeth I can’t help it, I’m so annoyed "And if you tell him, I’ll…I’ll tell Tania you cheated on her!"

"She already knows," Jordan says, looking confused "I tell Tania everything She said it was okay, so long as I didn’t do it again Listen, why can’t I go with you guys? I think I’d make an aweso from the information that his fiancée knows he cheated on her I wonder if she knows it ith ives me such dirty looks whenever she sees me

On the other hand, dirty looks are the only kind Tania ever gives anyone

"You don’t blend," I accuse Jordan

Jordan looks insulted "I do, too, blend," he insists He looks down at the skis he’s holding, then hastily leans theles "Can you watch these?" he asks the security guard

"No," the guard says He’s gone back to whatever it is he’s watching on his tiny desk-drawer television

"See?" Jordan holds his ar coat, multiple scarves, jeans, ski boots, a woolly sweater with a snowflake pattern stitched into it, and a balaclava "I blend"

"Can we go up already?" Gavin wants to know, giving a nervous look out the door "A whole bunch of people are co The max capacity of the elevator is three I don’t want to wait"