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　to　Jackie。

Nate　grinned　back　and　nodded　his　chin　ever　so　slightly。　Saul　Burns　had　told　him　to　treat　rehab

like　an　after…school　job。　Now　he　had　a　reason　to　work　hard　at　it。

swears　her　love　like　a　baby　tee

？You？re　friends　with　that　Serena　chick；　right？？　Sonny　Webster；　a　lanky　boy　with　jet…black　hair

streaked　with　paper…bag…brown　highlights　asked　Chuck　Bass　as　they　sat　in　the　second　row；　waiting

for　the　Les　Best　show　to　begin　on　Friday　night。　Sonny　was　the　son　of　Vivienne　Webster；　a　British

lingerie　designer　whose　hip…hugging　boy　shorts　were　all　the　rage　at　the　moment。　Sonny　and　Chuck

had　met　in　a　bar　last　night　and　were　already　fast　friends。　They　were　even　wearing　matching　Tods

moccasins？　dark　brown　with　neon　green　rubber　soles。　Very　gay　urban　yachtsman；　and　extremely

impractical　for　the　unprecedented　amount　of　snow　that　had　been　predicted　for　that　evening。

Chuck　nodded。　？She？s　appearing　naked。　That？s　what　I　heard；　anyway。？　He　rubbed　his　newly

toned　stomach。　？I　can？t　wait；？　he　added　halfheartedly。

？See　Chuck　talking　to　whatshisname；　Vivienne　Webster？s　totally　gay　son？？　Kati　Farkas

whispered　to　Isabel　Coates。　？I　swear　Chuck？s　into　guys　now。？　She　and　Isabel　had　made　it　to　the

front　row；　just　as　they？d　set　out　to　do。　Not　because　of　their　pletely　unnecessary　little　volunteer

effort　hanging　up　NOLOITERINGsigns　around　Bryant　Park　but　because　Isabel？s　father；　Arthur

Coates；　was　a　very　famous　actor　who？d　plained　that　his　daughter　and　her　frienddeserved　to　be

in　the　front　row　this　year　because　he？d　already　spent　a　fortune　on　Les　Best？s　entire　spring…summer

collection。

？I　think　maybe　he？s　bi；？　Isabel　whispered　back。　？He？s　still　wearing　that　go