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ot　on　the　forehead　this　time。

b　stakes　out　her　best　frenemies

？Hot　dogs！　Get　your　hot　dogs　here！？

Blair　perched　on　a　fire　hydrant　directly　across　from　the　Archibald？s　town　house　on

Eighty…second　Street。　A　Sabrett　hot　dog　cart　was　parked　on　the　sidewalk　a　few　feet　from　her；　and

the　salty　aroma　of　hot　dogs；　sauerkraut；　and　hot；　golden　pretzels　was　making　her　feel　slightly

insane；　and　very　hungry。　Her　stomach　growled　and　she　rolled　her　eyes　in　annoyance。　Even　though

she　was　totally　starving；　she　wasn？t　going　anywhere　or　eating　anything？especially　not　a　greasy；

disease…filled　hot　dog？until　Serena　came　out　and　explained　to　her　what　the　hell　was　going　on　and

why　she　was　hanging　out　at　Nate？s　house。　Rumbling　stomach　or　not；　right　now　the　only　kind　of

dog　Blair　was　interested　in　was　her　lying；　cheating　boyfriend。

Woof！

She　crossed　her　arms　over　her　chest；　her　forest　green　canvas　Kate　Spade　tote　resting　in　her　lap。

She　pushed　her　tinted　blue　Prada　aviators　up　on　her　forehead　and　watched　as　the　heavy　wooden

door　to　the　town　house　swung　open。　Nate　came　tumbling　out；　shoving　his　white　iPod　headphones

in　his　ears　and　practically　running　down　the　street。　Where　was　he　off　to　in　such　a　hurry？　Maybe

the　？paint　fumes？　had　gone　to　his　head。　Moments　later；　Serena　appeared；　looking　right；　then　left；

her　black　leather　tote　swinging　from　her　shoulder；　blond　hair　gleaming　in　the　sunlight。　Aha！

Blair　watched　as　Serena　proceeded　to　practicallytiptoe　down　the　street　toward　the　park。　As　she

reached　the　corner；　she　stopped　suddenly；　pulling　her　cell　from　her　bag。　Who　was　she　calling　now？

Did　she　need　to　call　Nate　only　seconds　after　parting　to　plan　their　next　re