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knew　about　them。

That　makes　sense。

？Uh…huh；？　Serena　replied　excitedly。　？Look　atthese。　？　She　pulled　some　old　photos　from　her　bag

and　handed　them　to　Blair。

Blair　stared　down　at　the　picture　of　Nate　sleeping；　the　words　BUCK　NAKED　scrawled　across　his

adolescent；　scrawny　chest　in　black　magic　marker。　She？d　written　the　？BUCK？　part；　and　Serena？s

wavy　script　had　filled　in　the　？NAKED？？they　hadn？t　even　talked　about　it；　they？d　just　had　the　exact

same　thought　at　the　exact　same　time。　Blair　laughed；　running　her　fingers　over　the　slick　surface　of

the　photograph。　？I　can？t　believe　you　found　this！　What　were　we；　like；　thirteen？　We　were　so

freaking　immature！？　They　looked　so　innocent；　lying　there　with　Nate　between　them。　Blair　smiled；

suddenly　feeling　nostalgic。　The　Three　Musketeers？that？s　what　their　parents　had　called　them　since

grade　school；　a　cluster　of　adults　shaking　their　heads　and　smiling　as　Serena　and　Blair　tackled　Nate

in　their　various　living　rooms；　sitting　on　top　of　him　until　he　screamed。

Sounds　like　a　dream　e　true。

？Oh　my　God。？　Blair　turned　to　face　Serena　and　pushed　her　sunglasses　up　on　top　of　her　head。

Some　girl？s　art　portfolio　nearly　slapped　Blair　as　the　girl　hurried　up　the　stone　steps。　？Remember　in

seventh　grade　when　we　all　drank　a　bottle　of　champagne；　and　Nate　had　to　go　out　to　dinner　with　his

dad　afterwards；　totally　tipsy？？　Serena　laughed　as　she　stuffed　the　photos　back　into　her　bag。　？How

could　I　forget？　And　remember　how　we　went　back　to　your　house　and　tried　to　make　brownies？

Except　we　were　both　so　uncoordinated　we　spilled　the　batter　all　over　the　floor；　and　then　Kitty

Minky　ate　it　and　threw　up　in　your　mom？s　closet？all　over　her　new　pair　of　Fe