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is　ourhome　！？　Davita

stiffened　at　Blair？s　little　outburst　and　stalked　out　of　the　room；　clutching　her　jewel…encrusted　cell

phone。　She　was　paid　to　plan　parties；　not　navigate　family　drama。　Serena　and　Nate　were　still

chattering　away　obliviously　in　the　corner；　staring　deep　into　each　other？s　eyes。　The　greatest

catastrophe　of　Blair？s　life；　and　they　didn？t　evennotice　？

？Yes；　dear；　I？m　well　aware　we　raised　you　in　Manhattan；　but　we　were　innocent　new　parents；？

Eleanor　answered；　distractedly　surveying　the　plans　for　the　new　house。　？We　just　didn？tknow　any

better！？　She　tried　to　make　her　voice　a　bit　more　soothing。　？Please　be　happy　for　your　family。　I

promise　you？re　going　to　love　it。　If　you？ll　just　look　at　these　blueprints；　you？ll　see　we？re　going　to

have　a　swimming　pool　and　everything。　And　oh！？　She　jumped　up　and　grabbed　a　photo　from　the

coffee　table。　？I　forgot　the　other　surprise？even　your　father　is　ing　over　from　France　to　celebrate！？

she　exclaimed；　shoving　a　photo　under　Blair？s　nose。　？With　thesedarling　Cambodian　twins　he？s

adopted　with　that　sweet　Giles。？　Blair　looked　down　and　tried　to　focus　on　the　photograph。　Her　tan；

handsome　father　sat　smiling　happily；　a　pink　bandana　tied　around　his　neck；　two　decidedly

Asian…looking　babies　cradled　in　his　overly　worked…out　arms。　Blair　stared　down　at　the　photograph

unprehendingly；　feeling　nauseous。Babies？　Her　father　had　adoptedbabies　from　Cambodia？

What；　was　one　beautiful；　Yale…bound　daughter　not　enough？　Was　she　not　enough

foranyone　？　？Really；　Blair；？　Eleanor　continued；　？I　think　Giles　is　just　about　the　best　boyfriend　your

father？s　ever　had！？　Blair　jumped　to　her　feet。　For　the　first　time　in　her　life　she　couldn？t　think　of　a

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