。 “If you can wait a moment； we’ll
have a brand new one。 We can give it to you exclusively！”
“What’s this one called？” the Transit Authority woman asked
eagerly。
“Serena；” the Remi boys said in unison。
“I found a printer who will do it by tomorrow afternoon and hand
deliver each of the invitations so they get there by Friday morning；”
Isabel said； looking pleased with herself for being so efficient。
“But look how expensive it is。 If we use them； then we’re going to
have to cut costs on other things。 See how much Takashimaya is
charging us for the flowers？”
As soon as they were finished with their Wednesday after…school
activities； the Kiss on the Lips organizing mittee had convened
over French fries and hot chocolate in a booth at the 3 Guys Coffee
Shop—Blair； Isabel； Kati； and Tina Ford； from the Seaton Arms
School—to deal with the last…minute preparations for the party。
The crisis at hand was the fact that the party was only nine days
away； and no one had received an invitation yet。 The invitations
had been ordered weeks ago； but due to a mix…up the location of
the party had to be changed from The Park—a hot new restaurant in
lower Chelsea—to the old Barneys building on Seventeenth Street
and Seventh Avenue； rendering the invitations useless。 The girls
were in a tight spot。 They had to get a new set of invitations out；