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has　varicose　veins　and　a　flabby　ass。　Of　course　he？s　having　an　affair。？　Serena　and

Nate　nodded　their　glossy　golden　heads　like　that　made　plete　sense。　Then　Serena　grabbed　Blair

and　hugged　her　hard。　Blair　was　the　sister　she？d　never　had。　In　fourth　grade　they？d　pretended　they

were　fraternal　twins　for　an　entire　month。　Their　Constance　Billard　gym　teacher；　Ms。　Etro；　who？d

gotten　fired　midyear　for　inappropriate　touching？which　she　called　？spotting？？during　tumbling

classes；　had　even　believed　them。　They？d　worn　matching　pink　Izod　shirts　and　cut　their　hair　exactly

the　same　length。　They　even　wore　matching　gold　Cartier　hoop　earrings；　until　they　decided　they

were　tacky　and　switched　to　Tiffany　diamond　studs。

Blair　pressed　her　face　into　Serena？s　perfectly　defined　collarbone　and　heaved　an　exhausted；

trembling　sigh。　？It？s　just　so　fucked　up　it　makes　me　feel　sick。？　Serena　patted　Blair？s　back　and　met

Nate？s　gaze　over　Blair？s　Elizabeth　Arden　Red　Door　Salon…glossed　brown　head。　No　way　was　she

going　to　bring　up　the　whole　being…sent…away…to…boarding…school　problem？not　when　her　best

friend　was　so　upset。　And　she　didn？t　want　Nate　to　mention　it　either。　？e　on；　let？s　go　mix

martinis　and　watch　a　stupid　movie　or　something。？　Nate　jumped　off　the　counter；　feeling　pletely

confused。　Suddenly　all　he　really　wanted　to　do　was　hug　Blair　and　kiss　away　her　tears。Was　he　hot

for　her　now；　too？

It？s　hard　to　keep　a　clear　head　when　you？re　surrounded　by　beautiful　girls　who　are　in　love　with

you。

？All　we　have　is　vodka　and　champagne。　My　parents　keep　all　the　good　wine　and　whiskey　locked

up　in　the　cabinet　for　when　they　have　pany；？　he　apologized。

Serena　slid　open　the　bread　pantry；　where　most　fa