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her　way；　Serena　knew　she？d　pee　her　pants　with　amusement。　But　Blair　kept　her　back　turned。　Serena

sighed。　Only　a　week　ago　they？d　been　best　friends　again。　Now　this。　She　and　Nate　were　together；

and　Blair　wasn？t　speaking　to　them。

Hooking　up　in　the　bathroom　at　Isabel？s　party　had　been　a　total　accident；　and　if　Blair　hadn？t

caught　them；　they　probably　would　have　left　it　at　that。　But　it　would　have　been　just　plain　cruel　to

hook　up　in　front　of　her　and　then　not　try　to　make　it　mean　something。　Though　she　and　Nate　had

never　actually　discussed　it；　they　both　cared　about　Blair　too　much　not　to　stay　together　so　she

wouldn？t　think　it　was　just　some　random；　horny　hookup　between　two　beautiful；　self…centered

people　who　couldn？t　control　themselves。

Which；　of　course；　it　was。

Besides；　it　wasn？t　like　being　together　was　hard。　They　were　both　gorgeous；　they　loved　each

other？always　had？and　Serena？s　Fifth　Avenue　penthouse　was　only　four　blocks　away　from　Nate？s

town　house　between　Park　and　Lexington。　Plus；　all　they　really　ever　did　was　fool　around　because　a）

they？d　known　each　other　since　they　were　toddlers；　so　there　wasn？t　anything　new　to　know；　and　b）

even　though　Serena　would　have　been　happy　to；　they　couldn？t　go　all　the　way　because　Nate　seemed

to　be　having　a　problem　lately。？

Oh？And　what　sort　of　？problem？　might　that　be？

？Hey；　Serena；？　Isabel　called　over　from　the　Stella　McCartney　rack。　？I　heard　you　got　nominated

for　senior　speaker　by　Mr。　Beckham。？

Serena　propped　the　purple…fruited　headband　back　on　its　hook。　？Really？？　she　responded　with

genuine　amazement。　Mr。　Beckham　was　Constance　Billard？s　film　teacher。　She　had　stopped　taking

film　in　ninth　grade　and　hadn？t　even　b