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ng　off　of　Aaron？s　bed。　？Wait；　Blair？yourhair　！？

Nice　of　her　to　finally　notice。

Blair　stopped　in　the　doorway　and　put　a　hand　to　where　her　dark　hair　fell　in　a　clean　line　at　the　nape

of　her　neck。　？I　like　it；？　she　declared　defensively。

Serena　walked　around　her　like　she　was　one　of　those　Greek　marble　statues　on　the　main　floor　of

the　Met。　？Oh　my　God！？　she　repeated　and　reached　out　to　tuck　a　flyaway　hair　behind

Blair？s　ear。　？Ilove　it！？　she　exclaimed；　a　little　too　enthusiastically。

Blair　wrinkled　her　pert　nose　suspiciously。　Did　Serena　really　love　it；　or　was　she　just　being　fake？　It

was　always　so　hard　to　tell。

？You　look　exactly　like　Audrey　Hepburn；？　Aaron　remarked　from　the　bed。

Blair　knew　he　was　only　saying　what　she　wanted　to　hear　to　make　up　for　being　such　a　smug

asshole　about　getting　into　Harvard。　She　thought　about　mentioning　her　Yale　alum　interview　with

Owen　Wells　on　Thursday　night　but　decided　to　keep　the　interview　to　herself。　？Excuse　me；？　she　told

them　coldly。　？I　have　stuff　to　do。？

Serena　watched　Blair　leave　and　then　climbed　back　onto　the　bed　beside　Aaron。　She　picked　up　the

letter　from　Harvard　and　folded　it　up；　carefully　tucking　it　inside　the　envelope　again。　？I？m　so　proud

of　you；？　she　murmured；　falling　into　Aaron？s　arms　and　kissing　him。

Eventually　Aaron　pulled　away；　but　Serena　kept　her　eyes　closed；　licking　the　sweet　herbal

aftertaste　of　his　kiss　from　her　lips。　？I　love　you；？　she　heard　herself　say。　The　words　seemed　to　have

just　fallen　out　of　her　mouth。　She　opened　her　eyes　dreamily。

Aaron　had　never　told　a　girl　he　loved　her；　and　he　hadn？t　planned　to　say　it　to　Serena；　at　least　not

right　away。　But　it　had　already　been　an　amazing　day；　and　she