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might　as　well　take　advantage　of　the　one　good　thing　about　Chuck　Bass：　he　could　always　be　counted

on　for　the　scoop；　however　inaccurate。

？I　heard　about　her　but　I？ve　never　actually　met　her；？　Chuck　explained　proudly。　He　took　a　swig

from　a　freshly　opened　bottle　of　Dom　Perignon。　？Oh！　Don？t　look　now；？　he　whispered　loudly；

clearly　enjoying　the　moment；　？but　I　think　we？re　about　to　meet　and　greet。？

Nate　led　Tawny　through　the　thicket　on　the　dance　floor　toward　the　cluster　of　familiar　faces　in　the

kitchen。

？Hey；？　Nate　shouted　over　the　din。　？Serena。　Blair。？　They　looked　even　more　gorgeous　than　he

remembered。　Like　they？d　been　sprinkled　with　fairy　dust。

？Nate！？　Serena　lunged　forward　to　give　her　old　friend　a　warm　hug；　trying　to　prevent　the　moment

from　being　too　unbearably　awkward。

Too　late。

？Hello；？　Blair　seethed；　crossing　her　legs　and　brandishing　her　ically　long　cigarette　holder　like

a　weapon。　？Can　I　please　have　a　light；　someone？？

Thaddeus　Smith　produced　his　silver　monogrammed　Zippo　and　lit　Blair？s　cigarette　for　her。　The

song　faded　into　Madonna？s　？Papa　Don？t　Preach；？　and　some　of　the　ultra…hyper　extras　jumped　into

the　middle　of　the　dance　floor；　pretending　to　sing　with　imaginary　microphones。

？A　real　gentleman　at　last。？　Blair　sighed　dramatically。　？Has　anyone　seen　my　date？？　Just　wait　until

Nate　saw　her　French…kissing　with　Jason。　Hah！

？Blair；？　Nate　stuttered。　？You　look　great。　Wele　back。？　He　didn？t　know　what　else　to　say。　He

felt　like　an　asshole。

Blair　hopped　down　from　her　perch　on　the　countertop；　wobbling　drunkenly　in　her　pointy　black

Jimmy　Choos　as　she　landed　on　the　cracked　tiles　of　the　kitchen　floor　with　a　thud。　？Yes；　thanks。？

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