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mous　round　pearls　glowed　back　at　her；　each　dangling　from　a　gold　cursiveB　？the　earrings　to

match　the　necklace。　She　ripped　out　her　boring　pearl　studs　and　put　in　the　Bvlgaris。

Bee。　My　bumblebee。

It　seemed　highly　doubtful　that　Marcus　was　engaged　to　some　overweight；　big…nosed；　blue…blooded

duchess　if　he？d　bought　Blair　a　plane　ticket　to　travel　to　England　to　meet　his　mum。　Judging　from　his

impeccable　stationery；　Lord　Marcus　was　a　bona　fide　lord；　too。　And　judging　from　the　note　and　the

plane　ticket　and　the　pearls；　he　truly　loved　her。

Opening　the　top　drawer　of　the　bureau；　she　tucked　the　plane　ticket　alongside　her　favorite　black　La

Perla　demicup　bra。

Contrary　to　popular　belief；　there？s　nothing　like　a　mysterious　departure　to　pique　a　girl？s　interest。

You　know　you　love　me

Serena？s　pale　blond　hair　was　matted　with　sweat　and　her　yellow　Tocca　dress　clung　to　her　skin　like

wet　tissue　paper。　She？d　been　dancing　for　an　hour　and　she　could　barely　stand　up。　Vanessa　was

leaning　against　the　wall；　chugging　from　a　bottle　of　Perrier；　her　cheeks　red　with　exertion。　Serena

joined　her；　grabbing　the　water　out　of　her　friend？s　hand　and　pouring　it　down　her　throat。

？You　haven？t　seen　Dan；　have　you？？　Vanessa　asked　breathlessly。　Now　that　she　was　finished

dancing；　it　might　be　fun　to　find　a　quiet　nook　in　the　club　somewhere　and　make　out　with　Dan　for　a

while。

？Nope；？　Serena　remarked。　The　two　girls　surveyed　the　room；　their　eyes　stinging　with　the　salt　from

their　sweat。　A　group　of　gray…uniform…wearing　tenth…grade　boys　from　some　Catholic　school　were

making　a　human　pyramid　with　Chuck　Bass　on　top；　even　though　he　weighed　as　much　as　all　of　them

bined。　One　of　the　L？？cole　girls　had