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that　I　might　as

well　not　even　exist。？　Blair　turned　to　her　in　surprise；　a　smile　moving　across　her　lips。　？I？m　going　to

ignore　the　Dan…being…gay　info　in　favor　of　the　much　more　interesting　news　here？your　sister？s

gettingmarried　？？　she　asked；　her　eyes　lighting　up。　？When；　when；when　？？　Shit。　Vanessa　should

have　known　better　than　to　mention　the　M…word　in　front　of　a　girl　like　Blair。　？Um；　the　bachelorette

party　is　tonight　and　the　wedding？s　on　Saturday　afternoon。？　？Okay；　this　is　more　serious　than　I

thought。？　Blair　sat　up　in　her　chair　as　if　energized　with　the　mission；　her　posture

stick…straight。　？Youhave　to　look　amazing　for　the　wedding。？　Blair　pointed　at　Vanessa？s　bald

head。　？Louis！　Louis！　Give　her　something　really　dramatic。　Blond　to　her　waist！？　She　turned　to

Vanessa　again。　？Oh；　and　by　the　way；　after　the　wedding　you　should　e　by　the　Met？my　mom？s

throwing　a　goodbye　party　for　me。　Plus　you？ll　already　be　all　dolled　up　from　the　wedding。　Bring

whoever。？　She　waved　a　hand　as　if　renting　out　one　of　the　largest　and　most　opulent　museums　in　the

world　wasn？t　a　big　deal　at　all。

Vanessa　nodded。　？Oh；　okay。　Maybe　I　will。　Thanks。？　Louis　quietly　circled　Vanessa？s　chair；

touching　her　scalp　with　his　long；　cool　fingers。　？Zer　iz　not　too　muuch　to　vork　vith；？　he　observed；

foraging　in　the　roots　of　Vanessa？s　troubled　head。

？That？s　okay；？　Vanessa　replied　dejectedly。　？I？m　beyond　hope；？　she　added　dramatically。

？Ah！？　he　cried；　snapping　his　fingers。　？Ve　have　some　fabooluuuuuuus　hummus…har　wigs？long　and

blond。？　Long　blond　hummus　hair？　Vanessa　stared　at　her　bald　scalp　in　the　mirror　and　tilted　her

head　to　the　side。

？Very　Ashlee　Simpson。？　Blair　held　up　theUs　Weekly　on　her　lap　and　p