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heart；？　Marcus　whispered

directly　into　her　ear；　his　hot　breath　sending　shivers　down　her　spine　as　the　desk　attendant　handed

her　the　room　key。　？Plus；　when　I　e　over；　we？ll　have　plete　privacy。？

Well；　that？s　hard　to　argue　with。

Blair　wasn？t　sure　what　Marcus？s　dad　did　for　a　living；　but　it　had　something　do　with　bonds；　and

whatever　it　was　sounded　very　boring。　Marcus　was　interning　at　his　dad？s　office　for　the　summer；

and　late　nights　and　early　mornings　meant　he　had　hardly　any　energy　for　。　。　。　sex。　Blair　had　only

done　it　a　few　times　with　Nate　Archibald；　and　she　was　beyond　eager　to　try　it　with　someone　older

and　more　experienced；　like　Marcus？not　that　sex　with　Nate　had　been　so　bad。

Her　rosemary　La　Mer　bath　tonic　and　minty　Marvis　toothpaste　masking　the　stink　of　scrambled

egg　and　tomato；　she　hurried　back　to　the　bedroom　and　hopped　into　bed；　wearing　only　a　light　sheen

of　lavender…scented　bath　water；　Chanel　No。　5　perfume；　and　the　Bvlgari　earrings　she　hadn？t　taken

off　once　since　her　graduation　party　at　the　Yale　Club　a　little　over　two　weeks　ago。

After　ditching　Vanessa　A