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　long　hair

back　into　a　ponytail。　Aaron　shoved　Mookie　off　of　his　chest。　The　dog　whimpered　and　slid

reluctantly　onto　the　floor。

？So；　how？s　Vanessa？？　He　asked　again；　sitting　up　and　crossing　his　legs　Indian　style。　？Is　she

ing　to　the　Met　party？？　？I　think　so。？　Blair　picked　up　a　nail　file　from　the　floor　and　began

furiously　filing　away　at　her　ring　finger。　？But　she？ll　be　ing　from　her　sister？s　wedding　in

Brooklyn；　so　she？ll　probably　get　there　late。Why　do　you　care　anyway？？　？Who　said　I　care？？　Aaron

raised　one　eyebrow　and　grinned　mischievously。　？Maybe　I？m　just　curious。？　True　love　never　lies；

part　deux？

summertime；　and　the　living？s　easy　。　。　。

？Your　lemonade；　Miss　van　der　Woodsen。？

A　crisp；　British…accented　voice　woke　Serena　from　her　light　slumber。　She　looked　up　to　see　a

handsome　waiter　leaning　over　her；　a　gleaming　silver　tray　with　a　tall；　frosted　glass　of　lemonade

balanced　perfectly　on　one　hand。　The　turquoise　water　of　the　SoHo　House　pool　sparkled　behind　him；

casting　a　tint　of　blue　on　his　entirely　white　uniform。

Serena　sat　up　in　her　deck　chair；　tying　up　the　straps　of　her　white；　barely　there　Marni　bikini　so　that

she　wouldn？t　flash　him　by　accident。

That？s　one　way　to　tip！

？Thank　you。？　She　smiled；　pushing　her　white　Chanel　sunglasses　to　the　top　of　her　head。　This　was

the　life。

？Please　let　me　know　if　you　desire　anything　else；？　the　waiter　offered　with　a　polite　little　bow

before　leaving。

Serena　smiled　to　herself　as　she　leaned　back　on　her　pristine　white　deck　chair；　taking　in　the　scene

around　her。　The　entire　poolside　area　was　furnished　in　white；　with　white　lounge　chairs；　oversize

white　umbrellas；　and　white　monogrammed　SoHo