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e　oldest　and

most　beautiful　luxury　department　stores　in　Manhattan。　It　was　the　first　store　Serena？s　mother　had

ever　taken　her　shopping　in；　and　even　though　it　was　stuffier　and　more　old…fashioned　than　Barneys

or　Bendel？s；　it　seemed　like　the　appropriate　place　to　buy　her　graduation　dress。　She？d　asked　Nate　to

e　along　only　because　she　needed　a　second　opinion；　although　with　his　standard　uniform　of

well…worn　knit　polo　shirts　or　white　button…downs　and　khakis；　Nate　wasn？t　exactly　astute　when　it

came　to　fashion。

？I　wonder　where　Blair　met　him；？　Serena　mused　aloud　as　Bergdorf？s　sleek　ivory…colored　elevator

whisked　them　up　to　the　third　floor。

Nate　didn？t　respond。　He　was　staring　at　Serena？s　boobs。　They　were　hard　looking；　like　the　small

Empire　apples　that　grew　on　his　family？s　estate　on　Mt。　Desert　Island；　Maine。　He　had　taken　a　couple

of　Coach　Michaels？s　Viagras　on　his　way　to　pick　her　up　and　he　was　pretty　sure　he　was　beginning　to

feel　the　effect。　There　was　a　lot　of　pressure　down　there；　like　a　handless　hand　job；　and　if　he　didn？t

do　something　about　it　soon；　things　were　going　to　get　kind　of　messy。

Like；　how　soon？

The　elevator　doors　glided　open　and　Serena　was　immediately　drawn　to　a　rack　of　exquisitely　made

white　Oscar　de　la　Renta　suits？swishy　pleated　knee…length　skirts　and　fitted　jackets　with　cool　white

leather　belts　decorated　with　adorable　little　white　leather　bows。

？I　don？t　know　why　I　even　care；？　she　continued　as　she　fingered　the　suits　without　even　noticing

that　Nate　was　staring　at　her　like　she　was　a　slice　of　extra…cheese　pizza　hot　out　of　a　Ray？s　Original

Pizza　oven。　？Blair　will　probably　never　talk　to　me　again。？

？May　I　help　you？？　offered　a　bulky