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e　bouquet。

As　if　one　of　those　notes　wouldn？t　have　been　enough　to　make　Blair　puke　out　her　already

puked…out　guts；　she　had　to　be　bombarded　withthree　uniquely　repulsive　missives。　Throwing　her

coat　down　on　the　floor；　she　staggered　into　the　nearest　bathroom　to　empty　her　stomach

again。　？Mom！？　she　shouted；　wiping　her　mouth　on　a　parchment…coloredR　…monogrammed　guest

towel。

？Blair？？　her　mother　called　back。　Eleanor　Waldorf　wandered　slowly　down　the　hall　wearing　a　pink

boiled　wool　Chanel　suit　that　had　been　let　out　at　the　waist　to　acmodate　her　five…months

pregnant　belly。　Her　highlighted　blond　bob　was　pulled　back　into　a　neat　ponytail　and　she　was

wearing　white　rabbit　fur　slippers　and　carrying　her　portable　phone。　Like　most　Upper　East　Side

hostesses；　Eleanor　spent　all　the　time　she　wasn？t　having　lunch　or　getting　her　hair　done　on　the

phone。　？What　are　you　doing　home？？　she　asked　her　daughter。　？Are　you　sick？？

Blair　clutched　her　stomach　and　tried　not　to　look　at　her　mother。　？I　saw　the　note　from　Cyrus；？　she

croaked。　？You？re　having　a　girl？？

Her　mother　beamed　back　at　her；　her　blue　eyes　sparkling　ecstatically。　？Isn？t　it　wonderful？？　she

cried。　？I　found　out　this　morning。？　She　flip…flopped　up　to　Blair　in　her　fur　slippers　and　threw　her

arms　around　her　daughter？s　neck。　？Cyrus　has　always　wanted　a　girl。　And　now　when　you　e

home　from　college　you？ll　have　a　little　baby　sister　to　play　with！？

Blair　grimaced　as　her　stomach　did　another　back　flip　at　the　mention　of　college。

？I　hope　you　don？t　mind；？　Eleanor　babbled　on。　？But　we？re　planning　to　turn　your　room　into　a

nursery　since　we？re　running　out　of　bedrooms。　You　and　Aaron　will　be　going　away　to　school　soon

anyway。　You　don？