“Four flowers,” Mr. Big said. And then: “I’m so happy you’ve taken an interest in plants.”
“Yes. Isn’t it nice?” Carrie said. “It’s amazing the way they grow if you just pay a bit of attention.”
Epilogue
Stanford Blatch’s movie Fashion Victims eventually raked in over $200 million worldwide. Stanford recently bought a Challenger and had the interior decorated like Elizabeth Taylor’s boudoir in Cleopatra.
River Wilde is still working on his novel. In it, Mr. Big roasts a child and eats it. Stanford Blatch shows up everywhere, but nothing ever happens to him.
Samantha Jones decided to give up on New York. She went out to L.A. for the Oscars and met Tyler Kydd at a party where they were both naked in the swimming pool. They’re now living together, but he has vowed that he’ll never marry her because after he failed to win the Academy Award for best actor, Samantha said, “Well, that’s because the movie was just cute.” Nevertheless, Sam is producing his next movie—an art flick.
Amalita Amalfi’s daughter got into the prestigious Kitford preschool in New York. Amalita started her own consulting firm. She has three employees, as well as a small staff—a driver, a nanny, and a maid. She recently bought her daughter her first designer suit.
The Bone is still a male model.
Magda, the novelist, went to a party to celebrate the publication of a calendar featuring New York City firefighters. Mr. September, thirty-three, picked her up, and they’ve been inseparable ever since.
Packard and Amanda Deale had another child, a girl. They’re raising their children to be geniuses. The last time Carrie had dinner at their house, Packard said to Chester, “Do you realize that honey-roasted peanuts are a phenomenon of our lifetime?” Chester nodded.
Brigid Chalmers left her husband. She was last seen at the Tunnel at four A.M., dancing wildly with Barkley.
All of the perennial bachelors are still available.
Belle and Newbert went to a coed baby shower on Fifth Avenue. Newbert insisted on wearing a funny, striped Cat-in-the-Hat chapeau, then he made everyone drink shots of tequila while he danced on a credenza. The stereo blew out just as Newbert fell out the fifth-story window—luckily, he landed on the awning. During the two months Newbert was in traction, Belle became a president at her bank. She is still not pregnant.
After spending the night with Ray, Skipper Johnson came back to New York and disappeared. He resurfaced after two months, telling everyone that he was “totally in love.”
Mr. Marvelous was named as the father of a child out of wedlock. He made the mother take a DNA test, and it turned out the kid wasn’t his.
Carrie and Mr. Big are still together.
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