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？Oh；　noway　！？　she　exclaimed；　pointing　at　the　photo　album　as　he　turned　to　the　next　page。There

was　Nate；　blissfully　passed　out　between　a　smiling　Serena　and　Blair；　the　words　BUCK　NAKED

scrawled　in　red　marker　across　his　bare；　hairless　chest。　？I　didn？t　even　know　we　had　this！　I？ll　let　you

keep　the　alligator　one　if　you　promisenever　to　burn　this　one。　。　。　。？　She　looked　up　and　gave　him　a

mischievous　smile。

？Deal。？　Nate　stuck　his　hand　out；　and　she　shook　it；　slowly　drawing　her　hand　away。

Looking　down　at　eighth…grade　Nate；　so　peaceful　and　sleepy；　Serena　couldn？t　help　remembering

how　warm　his　skin　always　was；　and　how；　on　the　night　they？d　lost　their　virginity　to　each　other；　she

hadn？t　needed　a　blanket　at　all？sleeping　with　Nate　was　like　sleeping　with　your　own　personal

furnace。

And　just　as　dangerous　。　。　。

？What　were　you　saying　though　before？what？s　weird？？　Serena　looked　down　at　the　ends　of　her

hair　again；　afraid　of　his　answer。

？I　don？t　know。？　Nate　flipped　the　page　and　pointed　to　a　picture　of　Blair　on　the　steps　of　the　Met

with　Serena；　their　arms　wrapped　around　each　other；　tongues　sticking　out　at　the　camera。　？Things

seemed　so　much　easier　back　then。　No　college。　No　worries。　No　responsibilities。？　？Like　taking

theCharlotte　for　a　month　without　asking？？　she　said；　grinning。　？It　must？ve　been　awesome。？　She

cleared　her　throat　and　rolled　over　onto　her　back；　her　hands　on　her　belly。　Her　stomach　dipped　and

rolled　in　anticipation　and　nervousness。　She　wasn？t　sure　she　really　wanted　to　know　the　answer　to

that　question；　but　at　the　same　time；　she　couldn？t　seem　to　stop　herself　from　asking。

？It　was。？　Nate　closed　the　photo　album　and　looked　at　her。　？Being　out　there　with　n