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Blair　resisted　the　urge　to　roll　her　eyes。　Who　cared？　And　why　was　Serena　up　so　early？　Had　she　sneaked　back　into　Nate’s　room？

“What　time　are　you　leaving？”　Blair　asked　rudely。

Serena　felt　like　she’d　been　slapped。　Apparently；　their　truce　had　ended。

And　the　cold　war　is　back　on。

“Blair！”　Harold　chided。　“The　snow　is　still　ing　down。　It’s　New　Year’s　Eve　Day。　You　kids　are　free　to　stay　as　long　as　you　like；”　he　said；　glancing　out　the　window。

Serena　followed　his　gaze。　The　flurries　from　earlier　this　morning　were　now　large；　swirling　flakes。　She　and　Dan　were　supposed　to　be　back　in　New　York　this　evening　for　Rufus’s　infamous　New　Year’s　Eve　flambé　party；　but　now　it　looked　like　they　would　be　forced　to　stay　another　night。　She　was　as　trapped　as　the　animals　at　the　Central　Park　Zoo。

And　about　to　fall　prey　to　a　lioness。

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Vanessa　woke　up　with　a　start　on　New　Year’s　Eve　Day。　She　turned　over　and　stretched；　realizing　that　she　was　alone　in　bed。　Since　he’d　gotten　back；　her　and　Hollis’s　sleep　schedules　had　been　so　off；　it　felt　as　though　they　were　roommates　rather　than　a　couple　sharing　a　bed。

She　got　out　of　bed　and　sleepily　padded　down　the　winding　staircase　into　the　living　room。　She　sniffed　the　air；　surprised　not　to　smell　any　muffins　baking　or　eggs　frying。　Hollis　loved　cooking　breakfast；　and　Vanessa　had　gotten　used　to　waking　up　to　a　feast。　She　smiled　happily　at　Hollis；　sitting　shirtless　at　the　counter　in　a　pair　of　flannel　pajama　pants　and　the　same　type　of　thick；　woolly　socks　he’d　given　to　Vanessa。

“Happy　New　Year！　Glidilegt　Nytt　Ar。　Isn’t　that　how　you　say　it　in　Icelandic？”　She’d　looked　up　the　pronunciation　on　the　Internet；　sure　that　the　phone　was　the　only　way　they’d　municate　on　the　holiday。　She　skipped　down