"I'm not sure I've met her," Serena says. She hasn't made much of an effort to socialize around here but when she's in the city and when she's got George with her, she knows she needs to go the extra mile. She might be content in her not-quite-loneliness but she doesn't wish that on or for him. She loves him too much for that. "I hope you don't mind my asking," she continues, although she's ever been one to bite back curiosity: "But do you like what you do for a living?"