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un；　and　stuck　a　pencil　through　it　to　hold　it　up。

Of　course　now　they　all　wished　they　hadn？t　cut　their　hair。

？I？d　really　rather　not　talk　about　it；？　she　added　mysteriously。

Blair　leaned　across　the　table。　？She　and　Aaron　broke　up　during　the　shoot；？　she　told　the　ninth

graders　in　a　confidential　whisper。　She　sat　up　straight　again。　？End　of　subject。？

The　waiter　brought　their　hot　chocolates；　giant　steaming　mugs；　loaded　with　Reddi…Wip。

？Can　we　talk　about　love　now？？　Jenny　asked　tremulously。　She　glanced　around　the　crowded　room。

If　she　was　lucky；　Leo　might　even　show　up　so　she　could　show　him　off。

？No！？　Serena　and　Blair　cried　in　unison。　They？d　specifically　brought　the　group　to　Jackson　Hole

so　they　wouldn？t　have　to　talk　about　boys；　food；　parents；　school；anything　。　All　they　wanted　was　to

sip　their　hot　chocolates　and　enjoy　each　other？s　pany。

Suddenly　a　hush　fell　over　the　restaurant　as　Chuck　Bass　waltzed　in　wearing　a　fox　fur　hat　and　a

baby　blue　pea　coat；　his　monogrammed　pinky　ring　flashing　as　he　passed　out　pink　flyers　to　everyone

inside。

？Be　there　or　be　square！？　he　shouted；　drifting　out　the　door　in　a　cloud　of　Serena？s　Tears　just　as

suddenly　as　he　had　e　in。

The　flyer　was　an　invitation　to　a　party　on　Monday　night；　and　within　seconds　the　entire　restaurant

was　positively　humming。

？Are　you　going？？

？Wait。　Do　you　think　it？s　really　Chuck？sing　out　party？

？No。　It？s　his　birthday。　Can？t　you　read？？

？But　we　went　to　nursery　school　together。　His　birthday　is　inSeptember　。　It？s　not　even　his　party。

It？s　some　girl？s。　He？s　just　handing　out　the　flyers。？

？I　still　think　he？s　bi。　I　saw　him　with　a　girl　from　L？？cole　Fran？aise　on　Saturday；　and　they　were