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mean？

Umm　。　。　。　maybe　that　he？s　stoned？　Again？

？So；？　Serena　started　again；　focusing　her　gaze　on　the　gray　Abercrombie　T…shirt　Nate　had　had　for

as　long　as　she　could　remember？anything　to　avoid　looking　up　into　his　glittering　green　eyes。　She

shuffled　her　flip…flops　against　the　floor　and　steeled　herself　for　the　question　she　knew　she　had　to

ask；　no　matter　how　much　the　answer　hurt。　？Did　you　find？？？　？We　found　so　much　cool　shit。？　He

grinned　widely。　？Little　sandbar　islands；　these　caves　up　in　Maine？we　even　saw　fuckingpuffins　！？

Serena　looked　up　into　his　beach…glass　green　eyes；　her　heart　thumping　crazily　in　her　chest。　She

kept　replaying　Blair？s　sudden　exit　over　in　her　mind。　What　was　she　so　upset　about？　Had　Nate

found　the　letter　and　said　something　to　her　about　it？　Or　what　if　Blair　had　found　it　and　toldhim　？　Or；

worse　yet；　what　if　Blair　found　it　anddidn？t　tell　him？　What　if　Nate　loved　her　too　and　that　was　why

he　wasn？t　running　after　Blair？　Or　what　if　the　letter　was　still　nestled　in　the　glove　partment　of

Nate？s　father？s　Aston　Martin；　unread；　all　her　questions　unanswered？

？It　was　really　amazing；？　he　said；　speaking　slowly；　the　way　Nate　always　did　when　he　was　happy

or　relaxed　or　stoned；　which　was　basically　all　the　time。　？I　didn？t　want　to　e　back。？　Just　looking

at　his　angelic　face；　she　couldn？t　stand　not　knowing　what　had　happened　to　her　letter？not　knowing

whether　or　not　he　knew。　She　had　to　saysomething。

Serena　smiled　weakly。　？Nate；　did　you　ever　find？？？　？Just　a　minute；　you　two！？　Eleanor　appeared

before　them　and　sat　down；　wedging　her　skinny　butt　between　them　on　the　way…too…small…for…three

settee。　Serena　and　Nate　both　inched　over？not　that　they　had　a　choice。　It