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er　slender；　graceful　arm。　Vanessa　sighed　heavily；　slumping　down　even　further　in　her

chair。　She　was　absolutely　hopeless。

？Iknow　I？m　a　girl；？　she　finally　answered。　？But　I　need　to　be　a　girl　that？s　more　like　。　。　。？　She

gestured　at　Blair？s　body。　？More　likeyou　。？　？Done　and　done。？　Blair　smiled。　She　was　starting　to　feel

more　like　herself　again。　After　Nate？s　little　announcement；　she　had　e　to　the　one　place　she　knew

would　make　her　feel　better？the　salon。　And　it　had　worked；　of　course。　The　only　thing　that　had　kept

her　from　losing　her　mind　was　Louis？s　soothing　murmur　as　he　threaded　new　long　locks　into　her

roots　and　told　her　how　lucky　she　was　to　have　such　healthy；　strong　hair。　There　was　just　something

totally　calming　about　sitting　in　a　stylist？s　chair。　It　was　like　Audrey　Hepburn　said　about

Tiffany？nothing　very　bad　could　ever　happen　to　you　there。

Now　that　she　had　calmed　down；　Blair　wanted　to　talk　to　Nate　and　make　sure　he　didn？t　do

anything　stupid；　like　think　they　were　broken　up　and　throw　himself　off　the　Brooklyn　Bridge　or　take

some　poison　to　end　his　suffering？although　to　be　honest；　Nate　had　never　been　much　of　a　Romeo。

She　began　punching　the　keys　on　her　cell。　She？d　been　calling　his　phone　every　five　minutes　but

had　gotten　voice　mail　every　time。　She　tried　Serena？s；　too；　hoping　for　someone　to　miserate

with；　but　she　wasn？t　there　either。　Where　were　they；　anyway？

Shereally　doesn？t　want　to　know。　。　。　。

Blair　surveyed　Vanessa？s　dusty　black　shorts　and　grit…streaked　army　green　tank　top。　She　could

definitely　benefit　from　some　quality　time　in　the　stylist？s　chair。　Blair　was　happy　to　help？she？d

always　liked　a　challenge；　and　God　knew　she　could　use　the　distraction。

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