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eJedediah　Angel　after…party　atHighway　1　；　pretending　to　flirt　with

everyone　in　that　delightfully　banal　way　of　hers。

I　just　hope　everyone　is　as　ecstatic　as　I　am　about　being　stuck　where　they　are　until　the　weather

clears。　Remember；　nothing　warms　you　up　faster　than　another　person？s　body　heat。

Oops；　someone？s　taking　my　photograph　for　the　Style　section　this　weekend；　and　my　lips　are　in

serious　need　of　some　shine。　Gotta　fly！

You　know　you　love　me。

gossip　girl

just　like　that　scene　intitanic

？So　how　e　Dan　didn？t　invite　you？？　Elise　asked　as　she　rolled　a　steamed　dumpling　around　in　a

puddle　of　soy　sauce。

To　weather　the　snowstorm；　Elise　and　Jenny　had　gathered　a　feast　of　Chinese　food　and　Oreos　and

videos　they？d　never　heard　of；　since　everything　else　at　Blockbuster　had　been　rented　out。　Now　they

were　watching　the　New　York　Fashion　Week　coverage　on　the　Metro　Channel　in　the　living　room　of

Jenny？s　sprawling；　ramshackle　Upper　West　Side　apartment。　Bizarrely　enough；　the　camera　had　just

panned　over　the　audience　at　the　Better　Than　Naked　show；　zooming　in　on　Dan　for　a　moment　as　he

scribbled　away　furiously　in　his　stupid　black　notebook。

？Because　I？m　his　little　sister；？　Jenny　answered；　stunned　that　she？d　actually　just　seen　her

brother？s　sallow；　sideburned　face　live　on　TV。　She？d　known　Dan　was　going　to　the　show；　but　she

hadn？t　even　bothered　to　ask　if　she　could　acpany　him。　He　was　so　obsessed　with　being　Mr。

I？m…The…Next…Keats　that　he　barely　even　noticed　her　existence　anymore。

The　camera　shifted　to　the　Les　Best　tent　in　Bryant　Park；　where　Serena　van　der　Woodsen　strutted

down　the　runway　wearing　a　cropped　white　baby　tee　with　I　LOVEAARONprinted　on　it；　her　gray