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ni　didn？t　respond。　Instead；　he　ran　his　fingers　through　Blair？s　damp　brown　tresses。　？Sucha

bee…ootiful　？air；？　he　said　wistfully　as　he　picked　up　his　scissors　and　gathered　her　hair　in　his　fist。

Then；　without　further　ado；　he　lopped　the　entire　pony…tail　off　with　one　brutal　snip。

Blair　closed　her　eyes　as　the　rope　of　hair　fell　to　the　floor。Please　make　me　look　pretty；　she　prayed

silently；and　sophisticated　and　poised　and　elegant　。　She　opened　her　eyes　and　stared　in　horror　at　her

reflection。　Her　wet；　blunt；　ear…length　mop　was　sticking　out　in　all　directions。

？Don？t　worry；？　Gianni　reassured　her　as　he　exchanged　his　big　scissors　for　a　small　pair　of

shears。　？Now　we　shape。？

Blair　took　a　deep　breath；　steeling　herself。　It　was　too　late　to　back　out　of　it　anyway。　Most　of　her

hair　was　on　the　floor。　？Okay；？　she　gasped。　Then　her　cell　phone　rang　again　and　she　lunged　at

it。　？Wait；？　she　told　Gianni。　？Hello？？

？Yes；　is　this　Blair　Waldorf？　Harold？s　daughter？？

Blair　studied　herself　in　the　mirror。　She　wasn？t　exactly　surewho　she　was　anymore。　She　looked

more　like　a　new　inmate　getting　her　preprison　crop　than　the　daughter　of　notorious　corporate　lawyer

Harold　Waldorf；　who？d　divorced　Blair？s　mother　two　years　ago　and　now　lived　in　a　chateau　in

France；　where　he　ran　a　vineyard　with　his　？life　partner；？　who　just　happened　to　be　a　man。

Considering　the　turbulent　state　of　her　present　existence；　Blair　really　wouldn？t　have　minded　being

someone　pletely　different；　which　was　part　of　the　reason　she？d　decided　to　submit　herself　to

Gianni　in　the　first　place。　She？d　even　settle　for　Katherine　instead　of　Audrey　as　long　as　the　look　was

totally　new。

？Yes；？　Blair　answered　feebly。

？Good；？　t