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ing　school　way　back　in　fourth　grade。　She　was　tall　for　her　age；　and

Nate　was　always　such　a　gentleman　about　her　lack　of　rhythm　and　the　way　she　stepped　on　his

insteps　and　jutted　her　bony　elbows　into　his　sides。　He？d　finesse　it　by　grabbing　her　hand　and

spinning　her　around　so　that　the　skirt　of　her　puffy；　oyster…colored　satin　tea…length　Bonpoint　dress

twirled　out　magnificently。　Their　teacher；　Mrs。　Jaffe；　who　had　long　blue　hair　that　she　kept　in　place

with　a　pearl…adorned　black　hairnet；　worshipped　Nate。　So　did　Serena？s　best　friend；　Blair　Waldorf。

And　so　did　Serena？she　just　hadn？t　realized　it　until　now。　Serena　shuddered　and　her　perfect　skin

broke　out　in　a　rash　of　goose　bumps。　Her　whole　body　seemed　to　be　having　an　adverse　reaction　to

the　idea　of　revealing　something　she？d　kept　so　well　hidden　for　so　long；　even　from　herself。

Nate　wrapped　his　lacrosse…toned　arms　around　her　long；　narrow　waist　and　pulled　her　close；

tucking　her　pale　gold　head　into　the　crook　of　his　neck　and　massaging　the　ruts　between　the　ribs　on

her　back　with　his　fingertips。　The　best　thing　about　Serena　was　her　total　lack　of　embarrassing　flab。

Her　entire　body　w