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re　on　Madison　Avenue。　Yale　giggled　as　Blair　tickled　her　in　all　her

favorite　spots。

？There。？　She　dropped　the　tie…dyed　onesie　into　the　airtight　Diaper　Genie；　where　it　would　be　lost

forever。　？Much　better！？　Yale　clung　to　Blair？s　shoulder　as　Blair　carried　her　over　to　the

celery…colored　cashmere　throw　rug　to　play　with　blocks。

At　least　someone　was　happy　to　see　her。

s　and　n？s　mission　impossible

？So；　what　have　you　been　doing　here　all　by　yourself？？　Nate　asked。　He　shook　the　sand…colored　hair

from　his　eyes。　Across　the　elegant　burgundy…and…ivory　living　room；　Blair　was　arguing　with　her

mother；　as　usual。

？Nothing　much。？　Serena　hoped　she　didn？t　look　as　nervous　as　she　felt。　？Nothing？　was　the

truth？she？d　spent　the　past　month　doing　a　whole　lot　of　nothing；　bumming　around　on　her　couch；

wandering　the　streets　of　New　York　aimlessly；　iced　latte　in　hand；　going　to　movie　theaters　alone。

Just　trying　to　distract　herself　from　the　gnawing；　anxious　feeling　inside　her。　？You　know；　hanging

out？the　usual。？　She　couldn？t　tell　Nate　what　she？d　been　up　to？it　was　too　pathetic。　She　took　a　deep

breath　and　wiped　her　sweaty　palms　on　her　cutoff　skirt。　Why　was　she　so　nervous？　This　wasNate；

the　guy　she？d　chased　around　this　very　living　room　when　she　was　six　because　she　wanted　to　wear

his　new　Superman　Underoos。

Has　anything　really　changed？

？What　about　you　guys？you？re　the　ones　who　went　on　this　big　adventure！？　Serena　looked　into

Nate？s　eyes　and　edged　her　fingers　closer　to　his　on　the　settee　where　they　were　huddled　together。

She　smiled　shyly；　her　blond　hair　curling　slightly　around　her　temples。　She　wasn？t　trying　to　flirt；　but

when　it　came　to　Nate；　she　couldn？t　seem　to　help　h