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　up。

？Well；　I？m　back；？　Blair　pointed　out。　？It　just　wasn？t　working　out　in　London。　I　couldn？t　marry　him。

I　need　to　think　about　my　future。？

Like　someone　had　actually　proposed？　As　if。

？So　you？renot　getting　married？　I　should　set　Chuck　straight。？

Good　luck　with　that。

？He？s　an　idiot；？　Blair　declared。　？Who　cares　what　he　thinks？　Why　would　you　ever　listen　to　him？？

Nate　shrugged；　even　though　Blair　couldn？t　see　him　over　the　telephone。　？I　just　didn？t　know；　you

know；　I　hadn？t　heard　from　you　or　anything。　But　I？m　glad　you？re　back。　I　know　it　was　always　your

dream　to　be　Katharine　Hepburn；　but　it？s　cool　that　at　least　you　get　to　be　close　to　the　action。？

？It？sAudrey　Hepburn；？　Blair　corrected　him。　？And　I？m　notclose　to　the　action；　I？m　an　integral　part

of　the　action。　In　a　major　motion　picture　like　this；　wardrobe　is　critical。？

？Remember　that　time　we　watched　that　movie　and　you　kept　pausing　it　and　making　me　practice　the

lines　with　you？？　Nate　reminisced　wistfully。　It　had　been　a　snow　day　and　school　was　canceled；　so

they　spent　the　afternoon　cuddling　in　her　bed　and　watchingBreakfast　at　Tiffany？s　；　only　Blair　kept

pausing　it　to　recite　the　lines　and　trying　to　convince　Nate　to　go　along　with　it。　He？d　tried；　because　it

was　easier　to　just　keep　her　happy。　Now　he　was　in　the　Hamptons　and　Blair　was　in　New　York　and

their　relationship　was　over？even　the　bedroom　was　gone；　turned　into　Blair？s　baby　sister？s

luxurious　pastel…colored　nursery。

？I？ve　decided　that　as　a　long…term　career　goal；　working　in　fashion；　behind　the　scenes；　makes　a　lot

more　sense；？　Blair　explained。

？Yeah；？　Nate　agreed。　？Serena？s　the　one　who？s　really　cut　out　to　be　a　movie　star　anyway。？

Ouch。