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？And　Manhattanneeds　you；？　Chuck　intoned。　？We　absolutely　need　you！？

Blair　giggled。　It　felt　good　not　pretending　anymore　that　she　was　going　to　bee　one　of　those

hipster　girls　who　wore　striped　kneesocks　and　vintage　kilts　and　kooky　glasses；　ate　hummus　all　the

time；　and　went　to　art　galleries　after　school　instead　of　to　Barneys。　She　pulled　her　favorite

red…and…white　polka…dotted　Diane　von　Furstenberg　wrap　dress　off　its　hanger　and　put　it　on；

shedding　her　black　Habitual　jean　skirt　and　boring　dark　gray　C&C　California　T…shirt。　Manhattan

needed　her。　Of　course　it　did。

？I？ll　be　there　in　five；　honey。　I？m　just　getting　on　the　bridge　now；？　Chuck　assured　her；　the　Jag？s

engine　roaring　in　the　background。　？So；　where　am　I　taking　you；　anyway？　Back　home？？

Blair　hadn？t　thought　about　this。　Or　rather；　she　had；　but　home　wasn？t　her　first　choice。　Her　mother

was　still　mentally　unsound　after　marrying　Cyrus　Rose　that　fall　and　having　his　baby　daughter　that

spring。　Cyrus　was　loud　and　sweaty　and　obnoxious　and　preferred　to　wander　the　house　wearing　only

a　loosely　tied　green　silk　robe　and　nothing　else。　Baby　Yale　was　adorable　most　of　the　time；　but　she

had　taken　over　Blair？s　room；　shunting　Blair　into　Aaron？s　old　room；　where　Blair？s　cat；　Kitty

Minky；　had　developed　a　peeing　problem　in　reaction　to　the　scent　of　Aaron？s　boxer；　Mookie。

Speaking　of？wherewas　Mookie？　He　usually　came　with　Aaron　when　Aaron　stayed　over　at

Vanessa？s　instead　of　sleeping　in　Blair？s　brother　Tyler？s　room　or　passing　out　on　the　leather　sofa　in

the　penthouse　library　after　too　many　organic　beers。

Nudge；　nudge。

？Maybe　now　that　I？m　into　Yale；　I　won？t　mind　being　at　ho　？？　Blair？s　voice　trailed　off　as

inspir