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ting　her　diploma。　At　least　Blair　had　the　satisfaction

of　knowing　that　Serena　would　never　get　the　part。　She　was　way　too　tall；　too　blond；　and　too

blue…eyed？totally　wrong　for　it。

？I　got　the　part！？　Serena　screamed　at　the　top　of　her　lungs；　so　excited；　she　didn？t　care　who　was

listening。　She　grabbed　Nate　and　squeezed　him　with　her　long；　perfectly　toned　arms。　？Ken　Mogul

just　called。　I　got　the　part！？

Blair　nearly　fell　off　Lord　Marcus？s　knee。　She？d　already　been　hating　Serena　all　over　again　for

missing　her　graduation　speech　and　for　wearing　the　exact　same　Oscar　de　la　Renta　suit　she　had。　And

of　course　she　still　secretly　hated　her　for　being　with　Nate。　It　hadn？t　seemed　possible　to　hate　her　any

more？until　now。　But　Blair　had　already　started　talking　to　Serena　again？she？d　even　taken　Serena？s

chemistry　exam　for　her；　for　Christ？s　sake；　so　now　she　was　stuck　with　the　awkward　choice　of

suddenly　acting　like　a　bitch　for　no　reason　in　front　of　Lord　Marcus；　or　being　pletely　fake　and

pretending　to　be　nice　so　Lord　Marcus　wouldn？t　think　she　was　a　bitch　and　change　his　mind　about

wanting　to　marry　her。

As　if　he　hadn？t　already　noticed　her　bitchy　side。

Nate　stood　next　to　Serena　like　a　hired　piece　of　celebrity　arm　candy。　He　rubbed　his　eyes　and

smiled　at　Blair　and　Marcus　blearily；　and　for　the　first　time　in　a　long　time；　Blair　wondered　what

she？d　ever　seen　in　him。　No　matter　how　often　they　broke　up；　her　happily…ever…after　fantasies　had

always　featured　Nate；　but　now　they　had　a　new　and　improved　co…star。　She　leaned　back　against

Marcus？s　chest；　making　it　very　clear　that　she　was　supremely　fortable　on　his　lap　and　totally

unruffled　by　Serena？s　news。　Her　perfectly　tailored　suit　was