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the　Nair…in…the…shampoo　thing　is　the　most　obvious　trick　in　the　world。　Remember　that　time？　At

Isabel？s　sleepover？　When　we　were；　like；　eleven？？

Serena　just　stared　at　her。

？Well；I　remember。？　Blair　unscrewed　the　top　of　the　bottle。　She　didn？t　even　need　to　sniff　it　to

realize　that　someone　had　indeed　tried　to　pull　a　switch　on　her？the　powerful　chemical　fart　stench　of

the　depilatory　was　unmistakable。　？Bitches！？　she　swore。　？It？s　a　fucking　good　thing　I　wanted　to

have　beach　hair。？　She　touched　her　brown　locks　worriedly　to　make　sure　they　were　still　there。　？Now

it？s　fuckingwar。　？

Dignified　and　determined；　Blair　and　Serena　burst　out　of　the　guest　house？s　French　doors　and　onto

the　white　pebble　path　leading　to　the　swimming　pool。　Blair　surveyed　the　crowd；　seeing　now　that

they　were　all　men。　Every　single　one。Whoa。　A　hundred；　maybe　a　hundred　and　fifty　people；　and　the

only　girls　in　sight　were　her　and　Serena？and　Ibiza　and　Svetlana；　of　course。

？My　dad　wouldtotally　love　this。？　Blair　almost　wished　that　her　fabulous　gay　dad；　Harold　Waldorf；

and　his　much…younger　French　boyfriend；　Etienne　or　Edouard　or　whatever…thefuck　his　name　was；

weren？t　off　living　the　good　life　in　the　south　of　France。　She　wanted　someone　besides　Serena　to

witness　what　was　about　to　happen。

？My　girls　are　here！？　Bailey　Winter　emerged　from　a　thicket　of　silver…haired　news…anchory　types；

all　of　whom　seemed　to　be　wearing　blue　blazers　and　white　pants；　despite　the　fact　that　it　was　easily

eighty　degrees。　Bailey　himself　wore　a　similar　ensemble；　but　with　three…quarter…length　sleeves　and

pant　legs　that　left　his　neon…orange…and…hot…pink　argyle　knee　socks　and　white　nubuck　saddle　shoes

exposed。　Skipping　u