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　nodded。　？You？ll　have　to　excuse　me。　I？m　really　in　the　mood　to　dance。　I　just　need　to　find　my

partner。？　She　strode　back　into　the　packed　living　room。

Serena　smiled　apologetically　at　Nate。　？I？m　Serena；　by　the　way。？　She　offered　her　hand　to　the　new

girl　and　noticed　that　she　did　have　pretty　almond…shaped　blue　eyes　and　adorable　freckles　on　every

inch　of　her　skin。

But　isn？t　she　always　thinking　of　something　nice　to　say？

？I？m　Tawny；？　the　girl　said　in　a　thick　accent　that　made　it　sound　likeTauh…awe…nie　。

？Right；　sorry；？　Nate　mumbled。　？Serena；　this　is　Tawny。？

？And　Thaddeus。？　Serena　squeezed　the　movie　star？s　arm。　？This　is　Nate　and　Tawny。？

Thaddeus　jumped　down　from　the　countertop　and　shook　hands　warmly；　first　with　Nate；　then　with

Tawny。　A　drunk　girl　wearing　a　purple　off…the…shoulder　American　Apparel　minidress　backed　into

him　accidentally。　He　gently　pushed　the　dancing　girl　away　from　the　kitchen。

？It？s　great　to　meet　you　both；？　he　responded　charmingly。

He　reallyis　a　good　actor。

？Ahem！？　Chuck　Bass　cleared　his　throat　dramatically。　？And　I？m　Chuck。？

？Tawny。？　The　girl　adjusted　the　straps　on　her　teeny　peach　backpack　and　offered　him　her　hand

before　turning　back　to　look　at　Thaddeus；　wide…eyed　and　practically　drooling。

？Enchanted；？　Chuck　cooed；　kissing　her　hand　and　bowing　deeply。　？Let？s　get　to　know　each　other；

darling。　You　don？t　mind；　do　you；　Natie？？

Nate　would　have　told　him　no；　go　right　ahead；　but　he　was　distracted　by　the　sight　of　Blair；　holding

hands　with　some　tall　banker…type；　laughing　with　her　head　thrown　back。　She　was　introducing　him

to　an　older；　impeccably　dressed　short　man；　and　there　was　something　familiar　in　the　excited　way

she　was　flirti