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linking　his　glass　with　hers　and　trying　to　fend　off　an　outbreak　of　the

giggles。

Ms。　Agnelli　blushed　again。　This　boy　was　too　cute！

“Hey；　those　two　girls　helped　plan　the　party；　too；”　Nate　said；

pointing　at　Kati　and　Isabel；　who　were　standing　on　the　edge　of　the

dance　floor；　useless　as　usual。　He　waved　them　over。

“Hello；　Nate；”　said　Kati；　tottering　over　on　four…inch　stilettos。

Isabel　clutched　her　drink　and　stared　at　the　strange　woman　standing

next　to　Nate。　“Hi；”　she　said。　“I　love　your　suit。”

“Thank　you；　dear。　I’m　Rebecca　Agnelli；　from　the　Central　Park　Save

the　Peregrine　Falcons　Foundation；”　the　woman　said。　She　held　her

hand　out　to　Isabel；　who　reached　out　with　both　arms　to　give　her　a

drunken　hug。

“Excuse　me；”　said　Nate；　bowing　out　right　on　cue。

“Blair？”　Nate　called；　cautiously　pushing　open　the　ladies’　room　door。

“Are　you　in　there？”

Blair　was　crouched　in　the　end　stall。　“Shit；”　she　said　softly；　wiping

her　mouth　with　toilet　paper。　She　stood　up　and　flushed。　“I’ll　be　right

out；”　she　said；　waiting　for　him　to　leave。

But　Nate　pushed　the　ladies’　room　door　open　all　the　way　and

stepped　inside。　On　a　counter　by　the　sinks　were　little　bottles　of

Evian；　perfume；　hairspray；　Advil；　and　hand　lotion。　He　unscrewed　a

bottle　of　water　and　shook　a　couple　Advil　onto　his　palm。

Blair　opened　the　stall　door。　“You’re　still　here；”　she　said。

Nate　handed　her　the　pills　and　the　water。　“I’m　still　here；”　he

repeated。

Blair　swallowed　the　pills；　sipping　the　water　slowly。　“I’m　really　fine；”

she　said。　“You　can　go　back　to　the　party。”

“You　look　nice；”　Nate　said；　ignoring　her。　He　reached　out　and　rubbed

one　of　Blair’s　bare