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　bartenders　were　also　fond　of　line　dancing　across　the

surface　of　the　heavy　wooden　bar；　dousing　the　crowd　with　water？or　beer。　It　wasn？t　exactly

Vanessa？s　kind　of　place；　but　it　was　the　perfect　location　for　Ruby？s　bachelorette　party。　Ruby

thought　the　bar；　which　had　been　made　legendary　in　the　totally　watered…down　film　bearing　its　name；

was　hilarious？in　a　totally　ironic　way；　of　course。

Of　course。

The　bar　was　packed　with　people；　elbow　to　elbow；　mainly　drunken　frat　guys　in　pastel　polo　shirts

and　loafers。　Three　stunning　female　bartenders　worked　the　crowd　furiously；　throwing　bottles　in　the

air　and　knocking　back　shots　along　with　the　guys。　The　screech　of　country　music　filled　the　room。

Vanessa　stomped　across　the　sawdust…covered　floor　in　her　black　Prada　platforms？Blair

cast…offs？and　looked　around。　Ruby　was　leaning　against　the　wall　wearing　a　short　red　dress　and

bat　boots；　doing　shots　with　a　group　of　obviously　intoxicated　girls。　Vanessa　walked　up　and

elbowed　her　sister　in　the　ribs。

？Watch　it！？　Ruby　yelled；　an　annoyed　look　on　her　face。　？Bitch；？　she　muttered。

Vanessa　grabbed　her　sister？s　arm　and　leaned　in　closer。　？Ruby；　it？sme　。？　Ruby？s　face　went　blank

with　shock。　She　reached　up；　touching　the　strands　of　long　blond　hair　framing　Vanessa？s　face；

staring　at　her　eyes；　carefully　outlined　with　brown　pencil　and　expertly　shadowed？courtesy　of　Ms。

Blair　Cornelia　Waldorf；　of　course？and　promptly　began　laughing　like　a　lunatic。

？Oh　my　God；？　she　laughed；　downing　another　shot　of　amber　liquid；　？I　reallyam　wasted。？　As　soon

as　she　drained　the　glass；　shivering　slightly　as　the　liquor　hit　her　chest；　she　grabbed　Vanessa？s　arms

again；　looking　her　up　and　down　and　taking　in　t