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d　to　have　headed　back　into　the

living　room；　probably　to　do　some　interviews　on　who　had　known　he　was　gay　when。　He　sighed。　Dan

knew　his　mom？s　heart　was　in　the　right　place；　but　he　couldn？t　help　but　feel　squeamish　seeing

himself　as　a　girl…boy　and　having　it　implied　that　his　gayness　had　been　practically　predetermined。

Had　everyone　known　all　along？　Looking　at　the　photographs　of　him　wearing　dresses　and　tap　shoes；

hugging　plush　stuffed　animals；　his　mother？s　lipstick　ringing　his　mouth；　the　evidence　seemed

irrefutable。

Suddenly　Chuck　Bass　appeared　from　the　direction　of　the　bathroom。　What　washe　doing　here？

Chuck　was　dressed　in　a　white　tank　top　that　showed　off　his　ridiculously　tan　and　buff　summer　body；

and　a　pair　of　aqua…and…pink　flowered　Hawaiian　shorts。　A　rainbow…colored　lei　hung　around　his

neck；　the　petals　bright　against　his　dark　skin。　His　ever…present　white　snow　monkey；　Sweetie；　was

perched　on　his　shoulder；　pulling　at　strands　of　Chuck？s　over…producted　hair。　Sweetie　was　dressed　in

a　tiny　black　T…shirt　with　the　words　SILENCE=DEATH　printed　in　white　lettering。　The　monkey

screeched　loudly；　waving　its　furry　white　arms　in　the　air。

？Congratulations！？　Chuck　raised　his　Cosmo。　？It？s　abouttime　！？　The　small　crowd　murmured　their

agreement；　holding　up　their　glasses　and　clinking　their　cups　against　Dan？s　untouched　drink。

Great？even　a　plete　moron　like　Chuck　Bass　had　known　Dan　was　gay　before　he　did。　Was　it；　like；

stamped　on　his　fucking　forehead　or　something？　As　if　it　wasn？t　weird　enough　that　he　was　here；

Chuck　suddenly　pulled　him　by　the　elbow　into　the　corner　so　that　they　were　out　of　earshot　of　the

rest　of　the　group。

？Chuck；　what　are　youdoing　here？？　Dan　blurted