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？Not　only　that；？　Jason　continued；　？I　was　just　on　my　way　out　to　pick　up　a　nice　cold　bottle　of　ros？。

Have　you　been　up　to　the　roof　yet？　Maybe　you？d　like　to　join　me　for　a　wele…to…the…building

drink？？

？I　didn？t　know　we　could　get　up　there！？　A　cool　glass　of　pink　wine　with　a　broad…shouldered；

blue…eyed　stranger　sounded　like　the　perfect　way　to　celebrate　the　end　of　a　milestone　of　a　day：　new

job；　new　house　。　。　。

New　romance？

Serena　was　busy　memorizing　her　lines　for　tomorrow。　A　drink　with　Jason　would　keep　Blair　out　of

her　hair。

？I　know　a　way；？　he　said；　winking。　？I？ll　meet　you　in　fifteen　minutes？？

Under　normal　circumstances　that　would　hardly　have　been　enough　time　for　Blair　Waldorf　to

prepare　herself　for　an　evening　t？te…？…t？te；　but　this　was　the　new　and　improved；　girl…with…a…job；

ever…fashion…ready；　easygoing　summertime　Blair　Waldorf。

？I？ll　give　you　ten。？　She　skipped　up　the　stairs　slowly　turning　back　to　smile　at　him。　？By　the　way；

I？m　Blair。？

After　throwing　on　a　casual　pink　floral　Lilly　Pulitzer　tunic　top　and　some　white　shell…embellished

flip…flops；　Blair　headed　upstairs。　Jason　was　already　waiting　for　her　with　a　blanket　slung　over　his

shoulder　and　a　bottle　clutched　in　his　hand。　He　scaled　the　rusty　ladder　and　pushed　open　the　black

steel　trapdoor。　Then　he　reached　down　to　help　Blair　up　with　more　studly　grace　than　Marcus　had

ever　shown。　Blair　grabbed　his　hand　eagerly　and　let　him　pull　her　up　to　the　rooftop。

？I　hope　it　doesn？t　rain　tonight；？　she　remarked　as　she　twirled　around；　taking　in　three　hundred　and

sixty　degrees　of　Manhattan　skyline　view。　？Because　I？m　never　goingdown　that　ladder。？　She　was

only　half…kidding。

？I　told　you　the