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to　spend　next　year　and　possibly　the　rest　of　his　life　with　her。　As　soon　as　they　arrived　at　the　party；

Jenny　went　right　to　the　bar　to　score　a　glass　of　champagne；　but　Dan　lingered　by　the　door；　his　arms

full　of　red　roses；　transfixed　by　the　sight　of　Vanessa　looking　resplendent　in　her　sexy　low…cut　white

graduation　dress　and　funky　white　wedge…heeled　shoes。　There　was　a　pink　flush　to　her　cheeks　and　a

sparkle　to　her　dark　brown　eyes　as　she　chatted　with　Serena　van　der　Woodsen。　Serena　was　gorgeous

as　usual；　with　her　mane　of　pale　blond　hair　cascading　between　her　bare　shoulder　blades　and　her

endless　legs；　but　the　sight　of　her　didn？t　turn　Dan　on　the　way　the　sight　of　Vanessa　did。

？Hey；　hot　stuff；　get　your　ass　over　here！？　Vanessa　shouted　at　him　from　across　the　room。　She？d

been　drunk　since　one　o？clock　in　the　afternoon　and　the　sight　of　Dan；　his　arms　full　of　roses；　was　less

a　turn…on　than　a　revelation。　A　drunken　one。

This　morning　she？d　almost　driven　off　with　the　wrong　boy。　It　was　Dan　she　loved。　How　could　she

not？with　his　scruffy　looks；　his　painfully　wrought　poems；　and　the　way　he　kept　showing　up

unexpectedly　on　her　roof　with　his　clothes　off。

As　Dan　approached；　she　sort　of　oofed　herself　out　of　the　Yale…blue…and…white　striped　wing…back

chair　she　was　sitting　in　but　then　gave　up　and　fell　back　into　it　again。　？I？m　trying　to　hug　you；？　she

explained；　laughing　at　herself。

She？s　drunk；　he　realized。

Serena　grabbed　him　and　kissed　him　on　the　cheek；　then　pushed　him　into　Vanessa？s　lap。　？You？re

always　so　cute；？　she　cooed；　ruffling　Dan？s　scraggly　light　brown　hair　as　red　roses　fell　out　of　his

arms　and　scattered　around　their　feet。

Vanessa　tickled　him　under　the　arms　and